The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday they killed Iran\u2019s senior military commander in ongoing strikes against the nation to destroy its progress toward nuclear developments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the second time in 5 days\u2014 the IDF has eliminated Iran\u2019s War-Time Chief of Staff, the regime\u2019s top military commander,\u201d the IDF wrote in a statement on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cAli Shadmani, Iran\u2019s senior-most military official and [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei\u2019s closest military advisor, was killed in an IAF strike in central Tehran, following precise intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n
The wartime chief of staff was charged with coordinating Iran’s counteroffensive strikes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shadmani\u2019s death follows the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Hossein Salami in addition to several other high ranking military officials<\/a>, and nine nuclear scientists, in Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n Israel\u2019s mission, \u201cOperation Rising Lion,\u201d continues to target Iran over its potential nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n President Trump has warned people to evacuate Tehran, the capital of Iran, while urging Iranian officials to agree to dismantle its development of nuclear weapons. He denied Monday that he was trying to coordinate peace talks.<\/p>\n \u201cI have not reached out to Iran for \u201cPeace Talks\u201d in any way, shape, or form. This is just more HIGHLY FABRICATED, FAKE NEWS!\u201d Trump wrote in a Monday Truth Social post<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cIf they want to talk, they know how to reach me,\u201d he added at the time. \u201cThey should have taken the deal that was on the table \u2014 Would have saved a lot of lives!!!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday they killed Iran\u2019s senior military commander in ongoing strikes against the nation to destroy its progress toward nuclear developments.\u00a0 \u201cFor the second time<\/p>\n