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Operation Rising Lion Decapitates Iranian Command: IRGC Chief Salami, Nuclear Scientists Tehranchi & Abbasi Killed in Israeli Strike

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Operation Rising Lion: In a devastating Israeli precision strike, three top Iranian figures were killed — Major General Hossein Salami (Left), the IRGC Commander; Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (Middle), nuclear physicist and university head; and Fereydoon Abbasi (Right), former nuclear program chief. Their deaths mark a major escalation in regional conflict and a severe blow to Iran’s military and nuclear command structure.

Israeli forces launched a preemptive strike late last week that reportedly claimed the life of Major General Hossein Salami, commander‑in‑chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, along with several other high‑ranking figures. The operation, codenamed Operation Rising Lion, targeted multiple Iranian military and nuclear installations including the Natanz enrichment facility and the IRGC headquarters.

The assault unfolded on Thursday, June 12. Later reports stated that Salami died on the night of June 13, 2025. Officials confirmed that nuclear scientists Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoun Abbasi were killed, while other accounts suggested that Iranian Armed Forces Deputy Commander General Gholamali Rashid and military chief Mohammad Bagheri might have suffered casualties. The reported killings marked a notable event in the Israel‑Iran conflict.

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