Overview

• Ali Shadmani was appointed Iran’s wartime chief of staff just four days before he was killed in an IAF strike in central Tehran
• The strike follows the deaths of IRGC commander Hossein Salami and armed forces chief Mohammad Bagheri earlier this month
• Israeli military spokespeople report destroying over 120 missile launchers and neutralizing about half of Iran’s firing capacity
• Iran has conducted several missile launches at Israel in retaliation, injuring civilians but inflicting limited damage
• Operation Rising Lion remains focused on degrading Iran’s nuclear development and command infrastructure