The following is a list of confirmed kills in Operation Rising Lion, based on a number of sources including military and government reports, credible news sources, and other higher-quality or verified sources of information.
Although not a complete list, the following are known kills independently verified through multiple sources.
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Mohammad Bagheri
Mohammad Bagheri – head of Iranian armed forces and touted as future president – was among the first killed in Operation Rising Lion, June 13th, 2025. Bagheri was known for brutally suppressing Iran protests. Source: Telegraph. Photo: Tehran Times via Wikimedia Commons.
Hossein Salami
Hossein Salami – Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) – was killed in Israel’s initial assault of Iran’s nuclear and military establishment June 13th, 2025. Salami had a reputation as a military hardliner, known for statements such as their intent to “wipe the Zionist regime off the political map. Source: BBC.
Gholamali Rashid
Gholamali Rashid, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces and Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters, was killed in Israel’s initial assault on Iranian military leadership June 13th, 2025. Source: NYT. Photo: Tehran Times.
Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Amir Ali Hajizadeh was among those killed in Israel’s offensive against Iranian military leadership June 13th, 2025. He was the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force and Iran’s missile program. Source: The Times of Israel. Photo: Gazeta Express.
Gholamreza Mehrabi
Gholamreza Mehrabi – the Deputy Intelligence Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces – was killed early in the morning on June 14th, 2025. Source: The Wall Street Journal. Photo: Dr. Eli David on X.
Mehdi Rabbani
Mehdi Rabbani was Iran’s Deputy Commander of Operations for the Iranian Armed Forces, also responsible for Iran’s operations in Syria. Source: The Times of Israel. Photo: Levant24 on X.
Khosrow Hassani
Khosrow Hassani – the Deputy Chief of Intelligence for the IRGC Aerospace Force – was killed June 14th, 2025. Source: BBC. Photo: Hillel Fuld on Facebook.
Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani
Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani – Nuclear Scientist, former Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization – was killed in Israel’s initial activity, June 13th, 2025. Source: The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Photo: Herwig Prammer/Reuters via The Guardian.
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi – Nuclear Scientist – was killed June 13th, 2025 during the initial barrage of Operation Rising Lion. Source: Tehran Times. Photo: Azad News Agency.
Nuclear Scientists
A more complete list of the nuclear scientists killed in Israel’s initial assault. Listed are Fereydoun Abbasi – expert in nuclear engineering; Mohammad Mahdi Tehranshi – physics expert; Akbar Motalebi Zadeh – expert in chemical engineering; Saeed Barji – materials engineering expert; Amir Hassan Fakhahi – physics expert; Abd al-Hamid Minoushehr – expert in reactor physics; Mansour Asgari – physics expert; Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani expert in nuclear engineering; and Ali Bakhouei Katirimi – expert in mechanics. Image: IDF.
Ali Shamkhani
Ali Shamkhani – Iran supreme leader’s Ali Khamenei’s top adviser – was killed June 13th, 2025 during Israel’s initial barrage. Source: The Jerusalem Post. Photo: Morteza Nikobazl/Reuters.
Esmail Qaani
Esmail Qaani, Commander of the IRGC Quds Force – once placed under house arrest on suspicion of being an Israeli spy – was killed June 13th, 2025. Source: Jerusalem Post. Photo: Getty Images.
Mohammad Kazemi
Mohammad Kazemi – Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemi, the IRGC intelligence chief – was killed June 15th, 2025 in Israeli air strikes. Source: NBC News. Photo: Iran Press.
Hassan Mohaqeq
General Hassan Mohaqeq – deputy intelligence chief – was killed June, 15th, 2025 in Israeli air strikes. Source: NBC News. Photo: Noa Magid on X.
Davoud Shekhiyan
Brigadier GeneralDavoud Shekhiyan – commander of the Air Defense Division of the IRGC Aerospace Force – was killed June 13th, 2025. Source: NBC News. Photo: Niyak Ghorbanii on X.
Ahmadreza Radan
Ahmadreza Radan – Tehran police chief known for cracking down on Iranian protestors and killing many of them – was eliminated June 14th, 2024 in Iran. Source: Wikipedia. Photo: Dr. Eli David on X.
Ali Shadmani
Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani was killed by the IDF on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 – just four days after taking over for his predecessor, who was killed in Israel’s launch of Operation Rising Lion. Source: IDF via Fox News. Photo: IDF.
