List of Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war
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The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributing to the estimated total of around 40 officials.[1][2]
Confirmed
| Portrait | Name | Position | Date of death | Notes |
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Ali Khamenei | Supreme Leader of Iran | 28 February 2026 | Killed in an airstrike on his Tehran compound[1][3] |
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Rear admiral Ali Shamkhani |
Secretary of the Iranian Defence Council | 28 February 2026 | Killed in targeted strikes[2][4] |
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Major General Mohammad Pakpour |
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 28 February 2026 | Killed in airstrikes[5][6] |
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Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi |
Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces | 28 February 2026 | Killed in strikes on armed forces leadership[7][2][8] |
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Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh |
Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics | 28 February 2026 | Killed in security leadership strikes[7] |
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Brigadier General Mohammad Shirazi |
Head of the Military Office of the Supreme Leader | 28 February 2026 | Killed in strikes on leadership[9] |
| Brigadier General Hossein Jabal Amelian |
Chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) | 28 February 2026 | Killed in nuclear-related strikes[2] | |
| Brigadier General Reza Mozaffari Nia |
Former Chairman of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) | 28 February 2026 | Killed in strikes[10] | |
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Brigadier General Mohsen Darrebaghi |
Deputy for Logistics and Support, General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran | 28 February 2026 | Killed in US–Israeli airstrikes targeting armed forces leadership[11] |
| Brigadier General Gholamreza Rezaian |
Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Intelligence Organization | 28 February 2026 | Killed in US–Israeli strikes[12] | |
| Brigadier General Bahram Hosseini Motlagh |
Head of Operations Planning, General Staff of the Armed Forces | 28 February 2026 | Killed in coordinated strikes on military command infrastructure[11] | |
| Mohammad Baseri | Senior Intelligence Ministry official | 28 February 2026 | Killed in US–Israeli strikes[13][12] | |
| Saleh Asadi | Head of Intelligence Directorate, Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters | 28 February 2026 | Killed in a targeted operation[14] |
Impact
An Interim Leadership Council has been appointed pending the election of a new supreme leader. Iranian state media has also declared a period of 40 days of mourning and seven days of public holidays. International observers including France, Russia, and the United Nations said that regime collapse or escalation of the fighting could occur.[15] U.S. and Israeli officials said that the operation is a step toward regime change, while Iran has retaliated.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "What is happening in Iran? What we know about US-Israel attack and Tehran response". BBC News. 1 March 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Live Updates: U.S.-Israel strikes killed 40 Iranian leaders, including Khamenei, sources say". CBS News. 28 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed in Israeli strike, ending 36-year iron rule". NPR. 28 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Supreme leader killed as US and Israel wage war on Iran: what we know so far on day two". The Guardian. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Iran's supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel". AP News. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Live updates: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead". NBC News. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Live updates: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes". CNN. 28 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "US, Israel attack Iran live: Khamenei killed, Tehran launches attacks". Al Jazeera. 28 February 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Gauging the Impact of Massive U.S.-Israeli Strikes on Iran". Council on Foreign Relations. 1 March 2026. Archived from the original on 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "U.S. and Israel attack Iran as Trump urges Iranians to 'take over' the government". NBC News. 1 March 2026. Archived from the original on 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b "تایید خبر کشته شدن هفت فرمانده ارشد نظامی جمهوری اسلامی" (in Persian). IranWire. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ a b "4 top Iranian military officials killed in US-Israeli strikes". Anadolu Agency. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "محمد باصری، از مقامات ارشد وزارت اطلاعات کشته شده است" [Mohammad Basri, a senior official in the Ministry of Intelligence, has been killed] (in Persian). Iran International. 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, Iranian state media reports". Los Angeles Times. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "How the world has reacted to US and Israeli strikes on Iran". BBC News. 1 March 2026. Archived from the original on 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.