Just two days after Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh was reportedly killed in US‑Israel strikes, the country’s newly appointed Defence Minister, Seyed Majid Eb Al‑Reza, is now also said to have been killed in further Israeli attacks, according to a report from The Spectator Index.
This follows earlier reports that both Nasirzadeh and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Pakpour were believed killed in strikes on Saturday.
Full‑scale strikes hit Iran
The deaths of top Iranian leaders come after the United States and Israel launched a major military operation against Iran. The strikes described as one of the most extensive air campaigns in decades hit military and strategic sites across the country. They also reportedly damaged areas near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose death has been confirmed by Iranian state media and widely reported abroad.
US President Donald Trump said the campaign, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, aimed to stop what Washington and its allies view as imminent threats from Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
Trump urged the Iranian people to “take control of your destiny” and challenge their government, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the joint operation was meant to help Iranians shape their own future.
Why the attack happened?
US officials, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, have said that talks with Iran collapsed because Tehran insisted on its “inalienable right” to enrich nuclear fuel and boasted of controlling enough uranium that could be developed into nuclear weapons about 460 kilograms of 60 % enriched uranium, potentially enough for 11 bombs according to US sources.
Iran refused the demands, insisting its nuclear activities were peaceful despite international concerns.
Iran responded to the strikes by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel, US military bases in the Gulf, and civilian targets across the region. The violence has raised fears of a full‑blown regional war.
The conflict has also disrupted global energy supplies. Iran’s action at the Strait of Hormuz a key route for about 20 million barrels of oil per day has heightened worry about oil price spikes and economic turbulence worldwide.
