Eliminated Targets
High-profile regime figures reported eliminated in U.S. and Israeli operations. Each entry states whether the death is confirmed or only reported.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Supreme Leader of Iran
Eliminated Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed on 28 February 2026, the first day of the war, when U.S. and Israeli strikes hit the Leader's compound in Tehran. Iranian state TV confirmed his death on 1 March; after a state funeral in early July he was buried at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad.
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Ali Shamkhani
Secretary of the Defense Council; Adviser to the Supreme Leader
Eliminated Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed on 28 February 2026 when U.S. and Israeli strikes hit a Defense Council meeting at the Leader's compound in Tehran. State news agency IRNA confirmed his death on 1 March, and he was buried at Imamzadeh Saleh in Tehran on 14 March.
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Mohammad Pakpour
Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC
Eliminated Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed on 28 February 2026 in the opening U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran, in the same Defense Council meeting as Ali Shamkhani. State news agency IRNA confirmed his death on 1 March, and Ahmad Vahidi was named IRGC commander in his place.
Read moreAbdolrahim Mousavi
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
Eliminated Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed on 28 February 2026 when U.S. and Israeli strikes hit a Supreme Defense Council meeting in Tehran. Fars News Agency reported his death and the Islamic Republic confirmed it on 1 March.
Read moreAli Larijani
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council
Eliminated Mar 17, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran in the early hours of 17 March 2026, together with his deputy Alireza Bayat. The Supreme National Security Council secretariat confirmed his death the same day, and his funeral was held on 18 March.
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Aziz Nasirzadeh
Minister of Defense
Eliminated Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed on 28 February 2026 in the first wave of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran. The Islamic Republic confirmed his death on 1 March, and President Pezeshkian later mourned him among his assassinated cabinet colleagues.
Read moreGholamreza Soleimani
Head of the Basij Organization
Eliminated Mar 17, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran in the early hours of 17 March 2026, the same night as Ali Larijani. The IRGC confirmed his death that evening, and his funeral was held on 18 March.
Read moreEsmaeil Khatib
Minister of Intelligence
Eliminated Mar 18, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran overnight on 17–18 March 2026. President Pezeshkian confirmed his death on 18 March, and Mojtaba Khamenei issued a condolence message.
Read moreAlireza Tangsiri
Commander of the IRGC Navy
Eliminated Mar 26, 2026
Bandar Abbas, Iran
Killed in an Israeli airstrike in Bandar Abbas on 26 March 2026, together with IRGC Navy deputy intelligence chief Behnam Rezaei. Israel and CENTCOM announced his death the same day and Iran's armed forces confirmed it days later; Ali Azmaei was later named his successor.
Read moreMajid Khademi
Head of the IRGC Intelligence Organization
Eliminated Apr 6, 2026
Iran
The IRGC announced on 6 April 2026 that Major General Majid Khademi, head of its Intelligence Organization, had been killed during the U.S. and Israeli strikes; the statement gave no time or place.
Read moreKamal Kharrazi
Head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations; former Foreign Minister
Eliminated Apr 10, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Critically wounded when an Israeli airstrike hit his home in Tehran on 1 April 2026. State news agency Tasnim reported on 10 April that he had died of his injuries.
Read moreMohammad Shirazi
Head of the Supreme Leader's Military Office
Reported Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed alongside Ali Khamenei in the opening strikes on Tehran on 28 February 2026, according to the IDF, which named him among the senior officials killed. Iran has not publicly confirmed his death.
Read moreHossein Jabal Ameliyan
Head of SPND (Defensive Innovation and Research Organization)
Reported Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed in the opening strikes on Tehran on 28 February 2026, according to the IDF, which named him among the senior officials killed as head of SPND, the organization behind Iran's military research. Iran has not publicly confirmed his death.
Read moreSaleh Asadi
Head of Intelligence, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
Reported Feb 28, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed in the opening strikes on Tehran on 28 February 2026, according to the IDF, which identified him as head of intelligence at the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. Iran has not publicly confirmed his death.
Read moreAbolghasem Babaeian
Head of the Leader's Military Office; Chief of Staff, Khatam al-Anbiya HQ
Reported Mar 7, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on 7 March 2026, according to the IDF, which said he headed the Leader's military office and served as chief of staff of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. Iran has not publicly confirmed his death.
Read moreAli-Mohammad Naini
IRGC Spokesman
Eliminated Mar 20, 2026
Iran
The IRGC announced that its spokesman, Brigadier General Ali-Mohammad Naini, was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes in the early hours of 20 March 2026. He had served as IRGC spokesman for two years.
Read moreAmir Amirmohammadi
Senior IRGC Commander, Kerman Province
Eliminated Mar 24, 2026
Kerman Province, Iran
Senior IRGC commander in Kerman Province, killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes in late March 2026. Iranian media reported his death and his funeral in Jiroft on 25 March.
Read moreAsadollah Badfar
Head of the Basij Directorate, Armed Forces General Staff
Eliminated Mar 9, 2026
Iran
Senior IRGC commander who headed the Basij directorate of the Armed Forces General Staff, killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes in early March 2026. No formal announcement was made, but his funeral was held in Qom on 9 March.
Read moreEsmail Dehghan
IRGC Aerospace Force Commander (Arak)
Eliminated Mar 10, 2026
Arak, Iran
IRGC Aerospace Force commander killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Arak on 10 March 2026. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency confirmed his death and his funeral in Arak.
Read moreEsmail Ahmadi
Deputy Commander of the Basij
Eliminated Mar 17, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed with Basij chief Gholamreza Soleimani in the Israeli strike on Tehran on 17 March 2026. Iranian media, citing an adviser to the IRGC commander, confirmed his death, and Mehr reported his funeral in Bushehr Province on 20 March.
Read moreAlireza Bayat
Security Deputy, Supreme National Security Council Secretariat
Eliminated Mar 17, 2026
Tehran, Iran
Killed alongside SNSC Secretary Ali Larijani in the Israeli strike in Tehran on 17 March 2026. The SNSC secretariat confirmed his death in its statement the same day.
Read moreMehdi Qoreishi
IRGC Aerospace Force Commander, Isfahan
Eliminated Mar 19, 2026
Isfahan, Iran
Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force in Isfahan, killed in strikes on the city's Jey industrial zone on 19 March 2026. Defa Press reported his death and his funeral in Isfahan on 20 March.
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