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Israel's Channel 11 reported that Ali Asghar Hejazi, deputy chief of staff of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office, has been killed.
After the killing of Ali Khamenei and dozens of military commanders in Tehran, some military commanders in Iran have abandoned their posts, leaving conscript soldiers in Lorestan Province and elsewhere to guard barracks under dangerous conditions and bombardment threats. Soldiers in Lorestan Province report confusion and security concerns due to the absence of commanders, with some sleeping outside the barracks at night to avoid potential bombardments.
A conscript soldier stationed at a barracks in Lorestan Province reports that following Israel's and America's attacks, the deaths of Khamenei and dozens of senior military commanders, and the flight of remaining commanders, ordinary soldiers are sleeping in the desert and wilderness outside the barracks.
On February 28, 2026, Nahal Ahou Ghalandari, a 22-year-old from Khorramabad, was shot and killed by security forces of the Islamic regime of Iran while participating in street celebrations following the elimination of dictator Ali Khamenei.
An Israeli official announced that Ali Asghar Hejazi, deputy chief of staff to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli attack. Hejazi had been appointed as deputy for political and security affairs of the Office of the Leader of the Islamic Republic in 1989 and was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2019 for human rights violations.
On the morning of Saturday, March 1, 2025, Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, was killed in a joint operation by the United States and Israel. Israeli intelligence agencies had monitored Khamenei's movements through hacked traffic cameras in Tehran.
On [DATE], an airstrike hit the residence of Hossein Taeb, a former head of IRGC intelligence, in an unspecified location in Iran. It is unclear if Taeb was present at the time of the strike.
Israeli military intelligence units 8200 and 9900 provided critical information for an Israeli air force attack on a secret underground facility in Tehran used by Ali Khamenei and other officials, involving over 50 aircraft and more than 100 missiles. According to Israeli army statements, Khamenei was killed in the attack on February 28, 2025.
Ali Khamenei, during his 36-year leadership, faced six U.S. presidents, with tensions peaking during Donald Trump's presidency in the mid-1990s of the solar calendar, according to a report by Ehsan Akbari of Iran International.
A UAE report claims that Ismail Qaani was executed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on suspicion of spying for Israel. Iranian officials have denied this report.
Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi, a member of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, stated that former Islamic Republic leader Ali Khamenei knowingly went toward his death during the Israeli and American attack.
According to Article 110 of Iran's Constitution, Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Republic, was responsible for determining the country's general policies until his death. With Khamenei's killing, it is unclear who is making decisions regarding the ongoing conflict with Israel and the United States until a new leader is selected by the Assembly of Experts.
