Overview

• Israeli jets bombed over two dozen military and nuclear sites across Iran in a coordinated pre-dawn operation.
• The raids killed IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami, marking the first death of an IRGC leader at such a senior level.
• Major General Mohammad Bagheri, a US-sanctioned general who headed Iran’s armed forces general staff, and drone program chief Major General Amir Ali Hajizadeh were among those slain.
• Former Atomic Energy Organization chief Fereydoun Abbasi was killed in an attack that dealt a severe blow to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
• The strikes underscore the intensifying clandestine conflict between Israel and Iran across military and nuclear arenas.