A compiled Iran International list says US and Israeli attacks have killed at least 52 senior Iranian military, intelligence and security officials in recent years.
The deaths include figures from Iran’s political leadership, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, intelligence services, missile program and nuclear-linked defence institutions, the report said.
Among the most prominent names listed are Ali Khamenei, Iran’s former supreme leader; Mohammad Bagheri, former chief of staff of the armed forces; Hossein Salami, former IRGC commander-in-chief; and Qassem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad in January 2020.
A senior intelligence figures killed in the campaign, including Esmail Khatib, Akbar Ghaffari, Mohammad Kazemi, Majid Khademi and Gholamreza Rezaeian. The list describes their deaths as affecting Iran’s three main intelligence structures: the Ministry of Intelligence, the IRGC Intelligence Organisation, and the police intelligence body.
Other figures listed include nuclear and defence-linked officials such as Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Aziz Nasirzadeh, Hossein Jabal-Amelian and Reza Mozaffari-Nia. Attackers assassinated Fakhrizadeh near Tehran in 2020, and Western and Israeli officials had long linked him to Iran’s nuclear program.
The list says the killings have damaged Iran’s military command structure, particularly within the IRGC, and disrupted decision-making circles at the top of the Islamic Republic’s security establishment.
| No. | Picture / Alt Text | Name | Position / Role | Key Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photo of Ali Khamenei | Ali Khamenei | Supreme Leader & Commander-in-Chief | Killed in opening strikes; highest political and military authority |
| 2 | Photo of Ali Larijani | Ali Larijani | Secretary, Supreme National Security Council | Killed after brief leadership role post-Khamenei |
| 3 | Photo of Ali Shamkhani | Ali Shamkhani | Secretary, Defense Council | Killed in Defense Council meeting |
| 4 | Photo of Mohammad Bagheri | Mohammad Bagheri | Chief of Staff, Armed Forces | Killed in first minutes of twelve-day war |
| 5 | Photo of Abdolrahim Mousavi | Abdolrahim Mousavi | Chief of Staff, Armed Forces (successor) | Killed shortly after appointment |
| 6 | Photo of Gholamreza Mehrabi | Gholamreza Mehrabi | Deputy for Intelligence, Armed Forces | Killed in IRGC command centre |
| 7 | Photo of Mehdi Rabbani | Mehdi Rabbani | Deputy for Operations, Armed Forces | Killed at home on first night |
| 8 | Photo of Bahram Hosseini Motlagh | Bahram Hosseini Motlagh | Deputy to Operations Chief | Senior IRGC commander |
| 9 | Photo of Mohsen Darrebaghi | Mohsen Darrebaghi | Deputy for Logistics, Armed Forces | Killed in March 2026 strikes |
| 10 | Photo of Asadollah Badfar | Asadollah Badfar | Head of Basij, Armed Forces General Staff | Killed in recent attacks |
| 11 | Photo of Gholamali Rashid | Gholamali Rashid | Commander, Khatam al-Anbia HQ | Killed in first minutes of twelve-day war |
| 12 | Photo of Ali Shadmani | Ali Shadmani | Commander, Khatam al-Anbia HQ (successor) | Killed within days of appointment |
| 13 | Photo of Saleh Asadi | Saleh Asadi | Head of Intelligence, Khatam al-Anbia | Killed in Defense Council meeting |
| 14 | Photo of Hossein Salami | Hossein Salami | Commander-in-Chief, IRGC | Killed in first minutes of twelve-day war |
| 15 | Photo of Mohammad Pakpour | Mohammad Pakpour | Commander-in-Chief, IRGC (successor) | Killed shortly after appointment |
| 16 | Photo of Masoud Shanei | Masoud Shanei | Chief of Staff to IRGC Commander | Killed with Salami |
| 17 | Photo of Amir Ali Hajizadeh | Amir Ali Hajizadeh | Commander, IRGC Aerospace Force | Killed in twelve-day war |
| 18 | Photo of Mahmoud Bagheri | Mahmoud Bagheri | Missile Commander, IRGC Aerospace | Killed with Hajizadeh |
| 19 | Photo of Davoud Sheikhian | Davoud Sheikhian | Air Defense Commander, IRGC Aerospace | Killed in twelve-day war |
| 20 | Photo of Esmail Dehghan | Esmail Dehghan | Senior Commander, IRGC Aerospace | Killed in Arak |
| 21 | Photo of Alireza Tangsiri | Alireza Tangsiri | Commander, IRGC Navy | Killed before intensified Gulf clashes |
| 22 | Photo of Qassem Soleimani | Qassem Soleimani | Commander, IRGC Quds Force | Killed in US drone strike, Baghdad 2020 |
| 23 | Photo of Mohammad Reza Zahedi | Mohammad Reza Zahedi | Senior IRGC Commander, Syria | Killed in Israeli strike, Damascus 2024 |
| 24 | Photo of Abbas Nilforoushan | Abbas Nilforoushan | Senior IRGC Commander, Syria & Lebanon | Killed with Nasrallah in 2024 |
| 25 | Photo of Mohammad Hadi Hajrahimi | Mohammad Hadi Hajrahimi | Deputy Commander, IRGC Quds Force | Killed in Syria in 2024 |
| 26 | Photo of Saeed Izadi | Saeed Izadi | Head of Palestinian Affairs, IRGC Quds Force | Killed in Qom during twelve-day war |
| 27 | Photo of Razi Mousavi | Razi Mousavi | Head of Logistics, IRGC Syria & Lebanon | Killed in Syria in 2023 |
| 28 | Photo of Hassan Shateri | Hassan Shateri | Head of Lebanon Reconstruction, IRGC Quds Force | Killed in Syria in 2013 |
| 29 | Photo of Asghar Bagheri | Asghar Bagheri | Commander, Unit 840, IRGC Quds Force | Killed in same strike as Majid Khademi |
| 30 | Photo of Mohammad Ali Allahdadi | Mohammad Ali Allahdadi | Head of Golan Front, Syria | Killed in Israeli strike in 2015 |
| 31 | Photo of Davoud Alizadeh | Davoud Alizadeh | Senior IRGC Official, Lebanon | Killed in Beirut in 2026 |
| 32 | Photo of Abuzar Mohammadi | Abuzar Mohammadi | Missile Unit Commander, IRGC Lebanon | Killed in March 2026 |
| 33 | Photo of Hossein Hamedani | Hossein Hamedani | Commander, Iranian Forces in Syria | Killed in Syria |
| 34 | Photo of Gholamreza Soleimani | Gholamreza Soleimani | Head, Basij Organization | Killed in third week of war |
| 35 | Photo of Qasem Qoreishi | Qasem Qoreishi | Deputy Head, Basij Organization | Killed with Soleimani |
| 36 | Photo of Esmail Khatib | Esmail Khatib | Minister of Intelligence | Killed in twelve-day war |
| 37 | Photo of Akbar Ghaffari | Akbar Ghaffari | Deputy Minister of Intelligence | Killed days before Khatib |
| 38 | Photo of Yahya Hosseini Panjaki | Yahya Hosseini Panjaki | Deputy Minister for Israel Affairs | Killed first day of war |
| 39 | Photo of Javad Pourhossein | Javad Pourhossein | Head of Foreign Intelligence, MOIS | Killed first day of war |
| 40 | Photo of Gholamreza Rezaeian | Gholamreza Rezaeian | Head, Police Intelligence Organization | Killed in recent strikes |
| 41 | Photo of Alireza Lotfi | Alireza Lotfi | Deputy Head, Police Intelligence | Killed in twelve-day war |
| 42 | Photo of Mohammad Kazemi | Mohammad Kazemi | Head, IRGC Intelligence Organization | Killed in twelve-day war |
| 43 | Photo of Majid Khademi | Majid Khademi | Head, IRGC Intelligence Organization (successor) | Killed after Kazemi |
| 44 | Photo of Hassan Mohaqeq | Hassan Mohaqeq | Deputy Head, IRGC Intelligence | Killed with Kazemi |
| 45 | Photo of Aziz Nasirzadeh | Aziz Nasirzadeh | Minister of Defense | Killed in Defense Council meeting |
| 46 | Photo of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh | Mohsen Fakhrizadeh | Head of SPND (Nuclear Program) | Assassinated in 2020 |
| 47 | Photo of Hossein Jabal-Amelian | Hossein Jabal-Amelian | Head of SPND | Killed in Defense Council meeting |
| 48 | Photo of Reza Mozaffari-Nia | Reza Mozaffari-Nia | Former Head of SPND | Killed in Defense Council meeting |
| 49 | Photo of Mohammad Shirazi | Mohammad Shirazi | Head, Supreme Leader’s Military Office | Killed with Khamenei |
| 50 | Photo of Akbar Ebrahimzadeh | Akbar Ebrahimzadeh | Deputy Head, Supreme Leader’s Military Office | Killed with Shirazi |
| 51 | Photo of Abolghasem Babaian | Abolghasem Babaian | Head, Supreme Leader’s Military Office (successor) | Killed one week later |
| 52 | Photo of Asghar Bagheri | Asghar Bagheri (duplicate noted) | Commander, Unit 840, IRGC Quds Force | Killed in targeted strike |
According to the list, the 12-day war with Israel and later US-Israeli strikes killed several commanders, including officials linked to the Armed Forces General Staff, Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, and the IRGC Aerospace Force.
