01.03.2026 13:20
While many critical figures in Iran's command hierarchy were killed in the joint attacks of the U.S. and Israel, a video that surfaced on the internet made a big impact. In the footage, Iranian religious leader Ali Khamenei passed away yesterday, while the Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, and the Commander of the Aerospace Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, had lost their lives in last year's attacks.
Many critical figures in the country's high command were killed in the joint attacks by the US and Israel on Iran. A video that surfaced online shortly after the attacks quickly caused a major stir.
The footage features Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alongside high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Guards. Khamenei, who appears in the video, was killed in the recent attack. Iranian state media announced Khamenei's death and declared a national mourning across the country.
THEY WERE KILLED LAST YEAR
Among those featured in the video, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Hossein Salami and Commander of the Aerospace Force of the Revolutionary Guards Amir Ali Hajizadeh were killed in attacks carried out last year. Thus, it has emerged that there have been consecutive high-level losses in Iran's military structure over the past year.
The rapidly spreading images on social media have brought back to the forefront the disintegration within Iran's command structure and the significance of the individuals targeted by the attacks. Experts indicate that the vacuum created in both Iran's military and political leadership could directly affect regional balances. Following the attacks, Iran took retaliatory steps, while tensions in the Middle East reached their highest level.