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The Sun
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Iran media says Israeli drone kills police chief in country's west
TEHRAN: Iranian media reported a police chief and another officer were killed in drone strike Saturday, about 300 kilometres (186 miles) west of Tehran, as Israel kept up its air campaign against the Islamic republic for a second day. 'This morning police chief Major Habibollah Akbarian, along with second lieutenant Amir Hossein Seifi, were martyred by a drone strike in Asadabad city in the western province of Hamedan,' the ISNA press agency reported.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Middle east conflict: Israel says 20 Iranian commanders killed since Friday; Croatian diplomat and wife injured in Tehran's strikes
Israel's military claimed on Saturday that its strikes on Iran had killed over 20 military officials, including the Iranian army and Revolutionary Guards commanders. Among the dead, Israel alleged, is Mohammad Bagheri, the armed forces chief. "Since the beginning of the operation (on Friday), over 20 commanders in the Iranian regime's security apparatus have been eliminated," the Israeli military said in a statement, listing multiple senior figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the military, AFP quoted. Meanwhile, Iranian state media confirmed that two members of the IRGC were killed in the drone strike by Israel drone strike on the Zarandiyeh Basij base in central Iran. Tasnim news agency, cited the guards, "Following the brutal attack by the Zionist regime on the Zarandiyeh Basij base, two members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were martyred." "This morning police chief major Habibollah Akbarian, along with second lieutenant Amir Hossein Seifi, were martyred by a drone strike in Asadabad city in the western province of Hamedan," the ISNA press agency reported. In Israel, Croatia's consul and his wife sustained minor injuries after their residential building in Tel Aviv was hit during Iran's missile strikes. 'I am shaken by the news that our consul and his wife were injured in the attack on Tel Aviv. The building they live in was hit," Croatia's foreign minister said on X. Tensions between the two countries have sharply escalated following Israel's "Operation Rising Lion", which began late Thursday. Israeli forces used warplanes and drones to target military and nuclear sites across Iran in what officials have called the country's most extensive military operation to date. As per Iranian authorities, the strike left 78 dead and over 300 injured. In response, Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israeli cities late Friday and into early Saturday. Loud explosions were heard across Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as air raid sirens wailed. Residents were urged to take cover, while Iran's military warned ominously that 'everyone will feel it.' The latest strikes followed a fiery pledge from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who vowed retaliation for what he called Israel's 'aggression.' His comments came just hours before Iranian missiles lit up the night skies, signalling a dangerous new phase in the already volatile conflict.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran media says two IRGC members killed in Israel strike
Two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed on Saturday in an Israeli strike on a base in central Iran, the Tasnim news agency reported. 'Following the brutal attack by the Zionist regime on the Zarandiyeh Basij base, two members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were martyred,' the news agency said, citing the IRGC. Iranian media also reported a police chief and another officer were killed in drone strike Saturday, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) west of Tehran, as Israel kept up its air campaign against the Islamic Republic for a second day. 'This morning police chief Major Habibollah Akbarian, along with second lieutenant Amir Hossein Seifi, were martyred by a drone strike in Asadabad city in the western province of Hamedan,' the ISNA press agency reported.
