Israel eliminates top Iranian military headquarters chief in Tehran

The Israeli Air Force has killed Abu al-Qassem Baba’iyan, head of the Supreme Leader’s military staff and chief of Iran’s central armed forces headquarters “Khatam al-Anbiya,” in a strike in Tehran, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Telegram.

Baba’iyan was responsible for coordinating various organizations to conduct operations against Israel and to carry out emergency military activities, according to the Israeli military.

The IDF noted that Baba’iyan was appointed head of the Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters after his predecessor, Ali Shadmani, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in June 2025.

By Jeyhun Aghazada