Several senior figures in Iran are known to have been killed in Saturday’s strikes on Iran.
They include Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was killed on Saturday morning at his office. Iranian television reports that the country’s armed forces chief of staff, Abdolrahim Mousaviwas killed in airstrikes.
Tehran has also confirmed the death of the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, General Mohammad Pakpour. State media has also reported that Khamenei’s daughter, son-in-law and grandchild were killed in the attack. An intelligence source and military source has told CBS News that overall, around 40 Iranian officials were killed in the strikes