TEL AVIV (The Thursday Times) — The Israeli military said it had killed Abdolrahim Mousavi, whom it identified as Iran’s chief of staff of the armed forces, in strikes that it said targeted senior figures in Tehran.
🔴ELIMINATED: Abdolrahim Mousavi, the Iranian Chief of Staff of the armed forces.
Additionally, the IDF struck & eliminated 7 members of the top Iranian security leadership in Tehran and 40 senior commanders. pic.twitter.com/0a4wf3dk9N
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 1, 2026
In a statement posted on social media, the Israel Defense Forces said Mousavi had been “eliminated”. It also claimed it struck and killed seven members of Iran’s top security leadership in Tehran and 40 senior commanders.
The Israeli statement did not provide further details on the timing, locations or identities of the officials it said were targeted, and it offered no supporting evidence. There was no immediate confirmation from Iranian authorities in the material shared by Israel.
