Urgent: Israel says it killed Iran's military chief in strike on Tehran-Xinhua

Urgent: Israel says it killed Iran's military chief in strike on Tehran

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-06-17 14:46:17

JERUSALEM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it killed Ali Shadmani, Iran's wartime chief of staff and one of the Islamic Republic's most senior military figures, in an overnight airstrike on a command center in central Tehran.

The strike was carried out by the Israeli Air Force following "precise intelligence" and a "sudden opportunity," the military said in a statement.