Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — assassinated in a U.S.-Israeli air strike on his compound in Tehran on February 28.
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani — assassinated in the Pardis area of Tehran on March 17, along with his son and one of his deputies, Iranian media reported.
Ali Shamkhani — a close adviser to Khamenei and a key figure in Iran’s security and nuclear policymaking. He was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28.
Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Pakpour — killed in the February 28 strikes in Tehran, Iranian state media said.
Iran’s defence minister Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in the same wave of strikes targeting senior leadership in Tehran on February 28, according to sources.
Chief of Staff of Iran’s armed forces Abdolrahim Mousavi was also killed in the February 28 strikes during what Iranian media said was a meeting of senior leadership in Tehran.
Commander of Iran’s Basij paramilitary force Gholamreza Soleimani was killed in US-Israeli strikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media.
Unless the PPP is deliberately using Sindh as a bargaining chip, it should issue a clarification with a clear, consistent position on new administrative units, not one tailored to protect its home turf.
Minerals should not be presented as a solution to Pakistan’s long-term economic difficulties. The aim should be to build an industrial base rather than export raw materials.
