Israel Says It Killed Babayian; Israeli Media Report Israel Killed Mir Hejazi

Israeli officials announced a targeted killing of Abu al‑Qassem Babayian, whom Israel’s Defense Ministry identified as having been appointed head of Iran’s Supreme Leader’s military office.

“Israel says kills Iran's new head of Supreme Leader's military office The Israeli military has killed Abu al-Qassem Babayian, who had recently been appointed the head of Iran's Supreme Leader's military office, according to a statement released by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday”

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The ministry said its forces killed him and senior Israeli officials were briefed on the operation, framing it as part of the campaign against Iranian command figures.

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Kurdistan24 reported the Israeli military separately said it struck a senior Iranian commander, using about 50 fighter jets to hit a heavily fortified underground bunker beneath Iran’s central leadership complex in Tehran, a reported emergency command center.

The globaltimesnews account said Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz was briefed on the killing during a situation assessment with army chief Eyal Zamir and other senior officers.

Israeli media outlets reported the killing of Ali Asghar Mir Hejazi, identified as deputy chief of staff in Iran’s Supreme Leader’s office.

Kurdistan24 relayed Channel 12’s report and said Mir Hejazi was described as a powerful figure handling sensitive political and security files.

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Kurdistan24 said his death followed the reported killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei one week earlier (Feb. 28) during initial U.S.–Israeli strikes.

@globaltimesnews quoted the piece saying the Feb. 28 U.S.–Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along with senior commanders and civilians.

Accounts of the strikes include operational details that suggest a high-intensity, coordinated air campaign.

“Israel says kills Iran's new head of Supreme Leader's military office The Israeli military has killed Abu al-Qassem Babayian, who had recently been appointed the head of Iran's Supreme Leader's military office, according to a statement released by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday”

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Kurdistan24 reported the Israeli military said it used about 50 fighter jets to hit a "heavily fortified underground bunker" beneath Iran’s central leadership complex in Tehran, described as a possible emergency command center.

The same reporting frames these actions as attacks on strategic sites inside Iran.

According to @globaltimesnews, the Israeli Defense Ministry said its forces killed Abu al‑Qassem Babayian.

Kurdistan24 said the strikes are part of an escalating Israel‑Iran conflict and that operations continued into the seventh day with attacks on strategic sites inside Iran.

Reports place these strikes within a broader escalation between Israel and Iran, including reciprocal strikes and missile and drone launches.

Kurdistan24 says operations entered a seventh day of attacks on strategic Iranian sites and cited Axios reporting that Marco Rubio told Arab foreign ministers the war "could continue for several more weeks" with U.S. objectives focused on missile launchers and stockpiles.

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@globaltimesnews said Iran later launched "multiple missile and drone waves against Israeli and U.S. targets."

At least one outlet flagged the extraordinary nature of some claims, noting its reporting was based on Israeli Defense Ministry statements and including an explicit caveat that those claims — including the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader — could not be independently verified and should be checked against other reliable sources.

“Israel says kills Iran's new head of Supreme Leader's military office The Israeli military has killed Abu al-Qassem Babayian, who had recently been appointed the head of Iran's Supreme Leader's military office, according to a statement released by the Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday”

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Kurdistan24 reported that Israeli media (Channel 12, via Erbil/Kurdistan24) say Ali Asghar Mir Hejazi was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran.

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@globaltimesnews stated these were claims reported by the Israeli Defense Ministry that it could not independently verify and urged that the report's extraordinary claim — the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader — be checked against multiple reliable, independent news sources.

Kurdistan24 also cited Axios reporting that U.S. politician Marco Rubio told Arab foreign ministers the war could continue for several more weeks.