By Achile Danjuma
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that it had launched missile strikes targeting the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the headquarters of the Israeli air force commander.
In a statement carried by the semi-official Fars news agency, the IRGC said: “The office of the criminal prime minister of the Zionist regime and the headquarters of the regime’s air force commander were targeted.” The statement confirmed that Kheibar missiles were used in the operation.
In a separate development, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed Revolutionary Guards General Majid Ebnelreza as acting defence minister, following the death of his predecessor in reported Israeli-US strikes.
“By order of President Masoud Pezeshkian, Revolutionary Guards general Majid Ebnelreza has been appointed as acting defence minister,” Mehdi Tabatabaei, deputy for presidential communications, said in a post on X.
The announcements come amid sharply escalating tensions between Iran, Israel, and the United States, fueling international concern over the risk of a broader regional conflict.