The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) reported on Tuesday that it had killed Main Basic Ali Shadmani, Iran’s just lately appointed senior army commander, in a nighttime airstrike in Tehran, a pointy flip within the Israel-Iran conflict.
Shadmani, commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters beneath the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was promoted simply days in the past on June 13 by Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his predecessor, Lieutenant Basic Gholamali Rashid, was assassinated in earlier Israeli assaults. Khamenei named Shadmani with “meritorious companies & invaluable expertise” in an X submit, selling him to Main Basic and as commander of the emergency command middle.
The IDF had referred to as Shadmani Iran’s “conflict chief of employees” and probably the most senior army official closest to Khamenei, claiming that he oversaw each the IRGC and Iranian Armed Forces. The army asserted that with Shadmani in cost, the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters oversaw fight efforts and sanctioned Iran’s offensive plans towards Israel. “In all his positions, he had a direct affect on Iran’s offensive plans towards the State of Israel,” the IDF had mentioned.
For the second time in 5 days— the IDF has eradicated Iran’s Conflict-Time Chief of Workers, the regime’s high army commander.
Ali Shadmani, Iran’s senior-most army official and Khamenei’s closest army advisor, was killed in an IAF strike in central Tehran, following exact… pic.twitter.com/Bq6Z49zeCj
— Israel Protection Forces (@IDF) June 17, 2025
The strike adopted Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion,” launched on June 13, which focused over 100 Iranian nuclear and army websites, killing a number of high commanders and scientists. The assassination of Shadmani, described by Israeli officers as a “main disruption to Iran’s command construction,” comes amid heightened tensions and retaliatory missile strikes between the 2 nations.
The world leaders attending the G7 Summit 2025 signed a joint assertion on Tuesday, supporting Israel’s “proper to defend itself” within the conflict. “We, G7 leaders, reaffirm our dedication to peace and stability within the Center East,” the assertion, launched by Canada, acknowledged.
Iran formally confirmed no dying for Shadmani, although state media indicated intensified Israeli strikes in Tehran. The conflict, which has had Iran retaliate with “Operation True Promise III,” continues to instill concern of an expanded regional conflict.