Khamenei's top aide killed in 'Israeli' strike: Iran media
Ali Shamkhani, a top advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was said Saturday to be killed in an 'Israeli' airstrike on Friday that targeted a "sensitive military center' in Western Iran, according to Iranian media.
Shamkhani was Iran's defense minister between 1997 and 2005, and the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2013 to 2023.
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