IRGC spokesperson killed in US-Israeli airstrikes, Iran confirms

TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday the killing of its spokesperson, Mohammad Ali Naini, in US-Israeli airstrikes.In a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, the IRGC confirmed Naini’s death but did not provide further details about the strike.The Israeli military said in a separate statement that its air force, acting on intelligence guidance, carried out the strike overnight, targeting Naini, whom it described as the IRGC’s spokesperson and head of its propaganda apparatus.It added that Naini had held multiple roles in media and communications over the years and had served in recent years as a key figure in the IRGC’s messaging operations.Since Feb. 28, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a military campaign against Iran that has killed hundreds, including senior officials.TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday the killing of its spokesperson, Mohammad Ali Naini, in US-Israeli airstrikes.In a statement carried by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, the IRGC confirmed Naini’s death but did not provide further details about the strike.The Israeli military said in a separate statement that its air force, acting on intelligence guidance, carried out the strike overnight, targeting Naini, whom it described as the IRGC’s spokesperson and head of its propaganda apparatus.It added that Naini had held multiple roles in media and communications over the years and had served in recent years as a key figure in the IRGC’s messaging operations.Since Feb. 28, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a military campaign against Iran that has killed hundreds, including senior officials.