Iran State TV Confirms Armed Forces Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi Killed in Opening Strikes

Iranian state television and the IRNA news agency confirmed on March 1 that Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, was killed in the US-Israel opening strikes. He was attending a Supreme Defense Council meeting alongside Khamenei, Defense Minister Nasirzadeh, IRGC Commander Pakpour, and National Security Council Secretary Shamkhani when the compound was struck. His death completes the confirmed annihilation of Iran's entire top military leadership in a single strike.