Two Iranian military deputy commanders killed in IDF strikes
Iran confirmed the killing of IRGC commander, Maj.-Gen. Hossein Salami, and the Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Mohammad Bagheri in the opening strikes on Friday.
Two deputy commanders at the Iranian armed forces' general staff were killed in Israeli strikes, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
It was unclear when the two commanders were killed, but their deaths were announced on Saturday.
Israel's attacks on Iran since Friday have killed at least 78 people, including senior military officials, in what are Israel's biggest attacks ever against Iran.
Operation Rising Lion: Israel kills IRGC chief, Hossein Salami, senior IRGC air force commanders
Iranian state media confirmed the killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander Maj.-Gen. Hossein Salami and Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Mohammad Bagheri in the opening strike of Israel's Operation Rising Lion early Friday morning.According to The New York Times on Friday evening, Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani had been killed in the strikes.
YONAH JEREMY BOB contributed to this report.