IRGC spokesman killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Mohammad Ali Naeini was killed in strikes by the United States and Israel, according to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:16 | 20 March 2026
Mohammad Ali Naeini, a spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed by US-Israeli attacks, the IRGC announced on Friday.
The IRGC announcement came in a statement, the IRNA reported on Telegram.
Since Israel and the US launched joint attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, killing some 1,300 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, hostilities have escalated.
Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.
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