Iran defence minister and Revolutionary Guards commander killed, three sources say

Iran's foreign minister says that we may have lost a few commanders, but that's not such a big problem

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Head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards ground forces Mohammed Pakpour. Photo: Reuters/ File

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Iran's Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammed Pakpour are believed to have been killed in Israeli attacks, two sources familiar with Israel's military operations and one regional source said.

Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that "we may have lost a few commanders, but that's not such a big problem," according to an NBC News reporter on X.

He accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US president Donald Trump of waging an unjustified confrontation against Tehran, warning that Iran’s armed forces were ready to respond.

In a statement posted on social media platform X, Araghchi said: “Netanyahu and Trump's war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.”