Khamenei’s top advisor Ali Shamkhani killed in an Israeli strike on Tehran

Ali Shamkhani, the former Iranian Secretary of the National Security Council (SNSC), was killed on Friday on an Israeli air strike, according to Iranian state media.

Shamkhani was one of the best senior advisers from the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and was removed in his home in Tehran by an air strike from the Israel Defense Forces (FDI).

The death of Shamkhani marks another important blow by the Israelis to dismantle the military leadership of Tehran.

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Shamkhani was one of the main Iranian military officials for decades, starting as commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard in Earthly forces.

IRGC is one of the most powerful centers in the country. It was created after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and went from a paramilitary security force to a transnational force which came to the help of the Allies of Tehran in the Middle East, from Syria and Lebanon to Iraq, at the time of Israel.

Ali Shamkhani, the best adviser to the supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was eliminated on Friday during an air strike, according to the Iranian state media. (Reuters / Morteza Nikoubazl Mn / Ki)

Lisa Daftari, expert in Iran and editor -in -chief of the foreign office, told Fox News Digital that the elimination of Shamkhani means a strategic escalation aimed at destabilizing the Iranian regime in his heart “.

“This precise strike highlights a double objective – not only targeting its nuclear ambitions but pointing out an unequivocal threat to the structure of power itself. The narrow links of Shamkhani with Khamenei amplify the gravity of the message, throwing uncertainty and fear among the political elite,” said Daftari.

She added: “The calculated nature of this decision underlines an effort to fracture the regime of the interior, leaving no silhouette out of vulnerability. This marks a scary precedent for the leadership of Iran.”

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Supreme chief Khamenei said Shamkhani and appointed him commander of the Navy of Artesh in 1989, where he helped to rebuild Iran’s naval capacities after the Iran-Iran war, according to the United Group against nuclear Iran.

The Navy Artesh was disorganized and with a minimum of equipment after the war. More specifically, the American navy made a big brand, withdrawing almost half of the Iranian navy during the operation by praying Mantis in 1988, according to the Strauss Center.

Iran focused on naval supply, strengthening its strength with patrol boats, anti-ship missiles and rapid attack vessels.

Shamkhani’s influence would have increased after the death of Qassem Soleimani in 2020. (Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty Images)

Shamkhani asked for self -sufficiency in Iranian soldiers.

The rhetoric of Shamkhani at the time echoed the traditional messaging of the Islamic Republic on the Persian Gulf, rejecting the presence of foreign warships and declaring “the ability to install missile sites” from north to south of the Gulf, according to a United Profile against Nuclear Iran.

He held the post of Minister of Defense from August 1997 to August 2005 and led the Supreme National Security Council of Iran from 2013 to 2023.

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In a rare interview, Shamkhani commented on the Complete Complete Action Plan (JCPOA) after the Trump administration withdrawn.

Supreme chief Khamenei (photo) said Shamkhani and appointed him commander of the Navy d’Artesh in 1989. (Photo of Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu via Getty Images)

When asked if he was one of the inhabitants of Iran who estimated that the signing of the pact was a mistake, Shamkhani said: “Yes. … I am simply following my nation’s views, the people of Iran.”

Shamkhani’s influence would have increased after the death of Qassem Soleimani in 2020.

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After Iran’s reprisals for Soleimani’s death, the United States sanctioned Shamkhani.

“The United States targets senior Iranian officials for their involvement and complicity in (the) ballistic missile strikes,” said Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the time.

Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.