Iran says IRGC spokesperson assassinated by Israel

Published March 21, 2026 Updated March 21, 2026 02:40am

Iran has said that the spokesperson for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Ali Mohammad Naeini, has been assassinated by Israel.

“Dear brother and mujahid, IRGC Brigadier General martyr Ali-Mohammad Naeini, the brave spokesman of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was martyred in a terrorist attack by the Zionist regime, leaving a profound grief in the hearts of his friends and companions,” says an X post by Iran’s foreign ministry.

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