The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi, was killed in strikes on Iranian territory, Reuters reported, citing Iranian state television.
The United States and Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran yesterday, killing the country's 86-year-old Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A 40-day period of national mourning has been declared in Iran. The country will be ruled by a temporary triumvirate.
The target of the joint US-Israeli operation was also the President of Iran, Massoud Pezeshkian.