West Asia war: Israel claims 2 senior Iranian intelligence officials killed in Tehran airstrike

The Israel Defence Forces IDF said that two senior Iranian intelligence officials were killed in a targeted airstrike carried out by the Israeli Air Force IAF in TehranIn a post on X the IDF said ELIMINATED Abdollah JalaliNasab amp Amir Shariat senior intelligence officials of the Khatam alAnbiya Emergency Command The two senior commanders were key figures in the Iranian intelligence community and close to the leadership of the Iranian terrorist regimeELIMINATED Abdollah JalaliNasab amp Amir Shariat senior intelligence officials of the ldquoKhatam alAnbiyardquo Emergency CommandThe two senior commanders were key figures in the Iranian intelligence community and close to the leadership of the Iranian terrorist regime pictwittercomfhdVnMPfsjmdash Israel Defense Forces IDF March 14 2026The IDF identified the officials as Abdollah JalaliNasab and Amir Shariat describing them as senior intelligence figures in Irans Khatam alAnbiya emergency commandAccording to the Jerusalem Post the IDF said the strike was conducted with precise guidance from Israeli Military IntelligenceAccording to the IDF the two men had recently been appointed as acting replacements in the intelligence division after their predecessor Saleh Asadi was killed during the early phase of what Israel calls Operation Roaring LionThe Khatam alAnbiya emergency command is responsible for gathering and analysing intelligence for senior officials in Irans security establishment assessments that help shape the countrys military decisionmaking against Israel according to a news report by The Jerusalem PostIsraeli military spokesperson Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the operation was part of a broader campaign targeting Iranian military infrastructureAccording to The Jerusalem Post since the start of the campaign hundreds of Israeli Air Force aircraft have struck hundreds of targets linked to the Iranian government across Iran Defrin said He added that the operation began with a surprise attack after Israeli military intelligence identified two gathering points in Tehran where senior Iranian security leaders had assembledThe reported strike comes a day after the Israeli military said it had completed 20 waves of attacks against more than 150 Iranian government targets in what appears to be an escalating effort to disrupt Irans command and intelligence networks according to The Jerusalem PostEarlier the IDF said its joint military operations with the US against Iran in the Middle East will continue until an existential threat to Israel is eliminatedSpeaking in an interview with ANI IDF spokesperson Lt Ben Cohen said Israel is prepared for a prolonged operation if required stressing that the objective is to neutralise Irans military capabilities that threaten Israel and the wider regionIm not going to give any specific timeframe but Ill tell you that were going to keep going until we know that weve taken away that existential threat Cohen saidCohen noted that while Israel generally seeks to avoid prolonged conflicts operations against Irans military infrastructure could take time due to the scale of the threatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever