Killed in the Israeli attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday were the head of the country’s armed forces, Mohammad Bagheri, and the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami.

The Iranian news agencies Mehr and Tasnim initially reported the death of Hossein Salami, while the state television network IRNA later confirmed the death of Mohammad Bagheri.

IRNA also reported that flames and smoke were seen earlier coming from the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards on Pirouzi Street in eastern Tehran.

At the same time, state television also reported that nuclear scientists Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi were killed in the Israeli strikes.

Timeline of the Attack

Israel today launched a series of airstrikes against Iran, claiming the country was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, targeting at least one uranium enrichment facility.

The attack came as negotiations between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic over Iran’s nuclear energy program have reached a deadlock. Concerns over an imminent Israeli strike had been mounting for days.

According to a source from the Israeli armed forces cited by Agence France-Presse, “dozens” of strikes were carried out on Iranian nuclear and military facilities across the country.