Israel said that its campaign to degrade Iran’s military infrastructure has scored a major victory by degrading its command infrastructure, as well.
“The Israeli Defense Forces say they have killed the chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces. Ali Shadmani had only been in the position for a few days. He was appointed after his predecessor was killed by the Israeli military just days earlier,” journalist Yashar Ali posted on X.
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The Israeli Defense Forces say they have killed the chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces.
Ali Shadmani had only been in the position for a few days.
He was appointed after his predecessor was killed by the Israeli military just days earlier. pic.twitter.com/AE746q2qvp
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 17, 2025
Shadmani was in charge of Iran’s military emergency command for about four days, according to the Times of Israel.
Maj. Gen. Gholam Ali Rashid, Shadmani’s predecessor, was killed Friday when Israel opened its attack on Iran.
The IDF said Shadmani was the most senior military commander remaining and the “war chief of staff,” who it considered the closest military commander to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
“He commanded