Israeli Air Force kills senior IRGC commander in Tehran PHOTO

Acting on IDF intelligence, the Israeli Air Force struck a target in Tehran on April 3, killing Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, a senior commander of the IRGC’s “Oil Headquarters” and head of its commercial division, the Israel Defence Forces press service reported on Telegram.

The “Oil Headquarters,” under IRGC command, sustains continuous operations and military buildup through profits from oil sales, circumventing international sanctions. 

Ashrafi managed commercial operations valued at billions of dollars annually and supported the development of the IRGC’s military capabilities and its proxy organisations across the Middle East, including the Houthi regime and terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas.

“These activities fund the IRGC’s ballistic missile and UAV arrays, which are used to launch attacks toward the territory of the State of Israel and Gulf states, and to target oil infrastructure across the region.

His elimination follows that of Jamshid Eshaqi, commander of the Oil Headquarters of the armed forces, and constitutes an additional significant blow to the economic foundations of Iran’s security apparatus.

The IDF will continue to operate against commanders and leaders of the Iranian terror regime wherever necessary,” the statement added.

By Jeyhun Aghazada