Israel kills the chief of staff of Iran in wartime, Ali Shamdani, in Tehran, the strike

Israel said on Tuesday that he had killed the Chief of Staff of the Iranian War, Major-General Ali Shamdani, the most senior military leader in the country. FDI Brig spokesperson. General Effie Defrin said in a statement that Shamdani had been killed at the regime’s seat in Tehran.

“For the second time in 5 days, the FDIs eliminated the Iranian war chief of the war, the best military commander of the regime,” wrote the FDI on X. “Ali Shadmani, the highest military civil servant in Iran and the closest military advisor to Khamenei, was killed in an IAF strike in the center of Tehran, after a precise intelligence.”

A massive plume of smoke and shooting rises from an oil refinery in the south of Tehran following reports that an Israeli strike overnight targeted the site on June 15, 2025. (Atta Kenare / AFP)

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Shamdani directed the central seat of Khatam al -Anbiya – also called command of the Iranian military emergency – for about four days before being killed, according to the Israel. Shamdani was preceded by Major-General Gholam Ali Rashid, who was killed during the first strikes of Israel on Iran on June 13.

In his role, Shamdani would have managed combat operations and approved Iran’s attack plans, the Times of Israel reported.

NBC News reported that Israel had released the commander “in the heart of Tehran,” entering a “sudden opportunity”.

Smoke increases after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday June 13, 2025. Israel attacked the Iranian capital on Friday, with booming explosions through Tehran. (Getty)

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Iranian supreme chief, Ayatollah, Ali Khamenei, announced on his English language account that Shadmani would take the place of Rashid after the Iranian military leader was killed during the original attacks in Israel.

“Given the martyrdom of Lieutenant-General Gholamali Rashid in the hands of the Vil Zionist regime, and in the light of the meritorious service and the precious experience of Major-General Ali Shadmani, I give the rank of the major-general and the commander of Khamenei of Khatam al-Anbiya.

In this photo published by the Iranian Red Crescent Society, the rescuers work on the scene of an explosion after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (Iranian Red Crescent Society via AP)

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Since the launch of Operation Rising Lion, Israel has removed several key figures in Iranian military and nuclear proliferation programs.

In a press release, Defrin swore that Israel “would relentlessly continue” its enemies “through advanced intelligence capacities, exploiting emerging opportunities, air superiority and complex operational planning”.