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Iran–Israel War
The Iran–Israel War is an ongoing armed conflict between Iran and Israel. Active hostilities broke out amid poor relations between Iran and Israel, 2025 United States–Iran negotiations , negotiations between Iran and the United States over Iran's nuclear ambitions, and a shift in the strategic balance in favor of Israel resulting from successful attacks on the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. Israel launched a surprise attack on dozens of locations across Iran starting on 13 June 2025 with the stated aim of destroying Nuclear program of Iran , Iran's nuclear program. The opening hours of the war involved Targeted killing by Israel , targeted killings of Iranian leadership and Assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists , nuclear scientists, airstrikes on nuclear and defense facilities, and destruction of Iran's air defenses. Iran retaliated by launching missiles at military sites and cities in Israel. The conflict is considered an escalation of Iran–Israel relations, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Eastern Crisis (2023–present)
The Middle Eastern crisis is a series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability in the Middle East that began in 2023 after the October 7 attacks, 7 October attacks on Israel, which followed a period of rising tensions and increased violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the attacks killed about 1,200 people in Israel and saw Gaza war hostage crisis, about 250 more taken hostage. Israel responded by declaring war and embarking on Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, a bombing campaign, and later Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, invasion, of the Gaza Strip as a part of the Gaza war, war in Gaza that Casualties of the Gaza war, has killed over 55,000 Palestinians. Shortly after the Gaza war began, several Iran-backed militias in the Axis of Resistance joined the conflict, with the stated aim of halting Israel's killing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In Lebanon, Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, igniting a Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyal Zamir
Eyal Zamir (; born 26 January 1966) is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken office on 5 March 2025. Zamir previously served as the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (2023–2025), as Deputy Chief of Staff between 2018 and 2021, commander of the Southern Command, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, commander of the 36th Division and commander of the 7th Armored Brigade. Early life and education Zamir was born and raised in Eilat. His grandparents were immigrants from Yemen and Syria. He is a graduate of the 17th class of The Military Academy for Command in Tel Aviv. Zamir is a graduate of the Inter-Service Command and Staff College, and the National Security College. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Tel-Aviv University, a Master's degree in national security from the University of Haifa, and is an alumnus of the General Management Program for Senior Executives (GMP) of The Wharton Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbit Hermes 900
The Elbit Systems Hermes 900 ''Kochav'' ("Star") is an Israeli medium-size, multi-payload, medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical missions. It is a successor to the Hermes 450 series of drones, one of the most widely used military drones in the world. It has an endurance of over 30 hours and can fly at a maximum altitude of , with a primary mission of reconnaissance, surveillance and communications relay. The Hermes 900 has a wingspan of and weighs , with a payload capability of . Payload options include electro-optical/ infrared sensors, synthetic-aperture radar/ground- moving target indication, communications and electronic intelligence, electronic warfare, and hyperspectral sensors. Operational history Israel The Hermes 900 was first used by Israel during Operation Protective Edge in July 2014. It had been undergoing test flights and wasn't planned for operational deployment until late 2015, but it was introduced during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Ali Hajizadeh
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (; 28 February 1962 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, a position he held from October 2009 until his assassination in June 2025 by an Israeli airstrike. Early life Hajizadeh was born in Tehran on 28 February 1962. Career During Eghtedar-e Velayat war games, on 8 March 2016, Hajizadeh said: "the reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 km is to be able to hit our enemies from a safe distance." Hajizadeh was also one of the main figures in Iran who led and executed the April 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel, known in Iran as Operation True Promise and October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel, known in Iran as Operation True Promise 2. On 1 July 2024, he stated: "We are hopeful of the arrival of the opportunity for onductingOperation True Promise 2..." and spoke of his wish to have another chance to launch a large-scale attack on Israel. He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gholam Ali Rashid
Major general Gholam Ali Rashid (; 1953 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer who served as the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters. He was killed during the Israeli strikes on Iran on 13 June 2025. Early life Rashid was born in 1953 in Dezful, in the Central District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province. He was born into a traditional religious family. He attended primary and secondary school in Dezful, and then went to Ahvaz to complete his public service. He served his military service in the 92nd Armored Division of Ahvaz. Career He served as deputy chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, and was among the decision-making commanders in the Iran–Iraq War. Along with Mohammad Ali Ja'fari, Ali Fadavi, Qasem Soleimani, and Mohammad Bagheri, Rashid was also a member of the command network in the regular Iranian military. He then served as the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters from 2016 until his death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hossein Salami
Hossein Salami (; 1960 – 13 June 2025) was an Iranian military officer who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from 2019 until 2025 when he was killed by an Israeli airstrike during the Iran–Israel War. Salami joined the IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War in 1980, when he was a college student. He rose through the ranks, becoming deputy commander. On 21 April 2019, the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed him as the new Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC, replacing major general Mohammad Ali Jafari. Salami stood out among the commanders of the IRGC for his fiery and aggressive speeches targeting the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Early life and education Hossein Salami was born in 1960 in Golpayegan, Isfahan province, then part of the Imperial State of Iran. In 1978, he was accepted to the mechanical engineering department at the Iran University of Science and Technology. When the Iran–Iraq War started, he joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alireza Sabahifard
Alireza Sabahifard (; 21 March 1963) is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander of the Iranian Air Defense Force. He was appointed to the position by Ali Khamenei Ali Hosseini Khamenei (; born 19 April 1939) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He previously served as the third President of Iran, president from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei's tenure ... on 29 May 2018. References Living people 1963 births People from Qom Commanders of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Air Defense Islamic Republic of Iran Army brigadier generals Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel of the Iran–Iraq War {{Iran-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdolrahim Mousavi
''Seyyed'' Abdolrahim Mousavi (}; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer. As of June 2025, he is the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, following the killing of his predecessor. He formerly served as the Chief of the General Staff and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from August 2017 to June 2025. Career Mousavi's military career began in 1979. He was second-in-command of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from 2008 to 2016, including during the Iran–Iraq War, and was deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2016 to 2017. He then served as the Chief of the General Staff and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army from August 2017 to June 2025. In January 2018 he referred to the United States as the "Great Satan". In September 2019, he said that the United States is "like an animal that would chase after you if you run away, and would run away if y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Bagheri (general)
Major General Mohammad Bagheri (, 1960 – 13 June 2025; born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi ) was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who served as the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces from 2016 to 2025. He was killed along with other senior officers during a series of airstrikes launched by Israel on 13 June 2025. He was the highest ranking military officer in Iran at the time of his death. Career Bagheri, a military intelligence expert with experience dating back to the Iran–Iraq War, held a Ph.D. in political geography and reportedly taught at Iran's Supreme National Defense University. In 1980, he joined the IRGC. Mohammad Bagheri was a member of a group identified by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) as the IRGC Command Network, which includes other commanders such as Mohammad Ali Jafari, Ali Fadavi, and Gholam Ali Rashid. According to AEI's Critical Threats Project, the group "dominates the upper echelons of Ira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Nasirzadeh
Aziz Nasirzadeh (; born 1965) is an Iranian military officer and the Iranian Minister of Defense since August 2024. He was Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Iranian Armed Forces from September 2021 to 2024, and the commander of the Iranian Air Force (IRIAF) from August 2018 to September 2021. A veteran of the Iran-Iraq War, he graduated as a certified F-14 pilot, but never saw any combat. Following June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran, several opposition and foreign media outlets claimed that Nasirzadeh had been assassinated in the attacks targeting the Iranian Ministry of Defence headquarters in Tehran. However, pro-government journalist Dara Nassari said that "Amir Nasirzadeh is in full health and continues to serve the honorable people of Iran." Military career Nasirzadeh began his military career as an F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot at the end of the Iran-Iraq War, though he never saw any combat. Over the years, he served in key positions in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani
Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani () is an Iranian Officer (armed forces), military officer who has served as the deputy General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, chief of staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces since 28 August 2024. Gharaei Ashtiani served as the former Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), minister of defence in Iran. Ashtiani was sworn in on 25 August 2021, replacing Brigadier general, Brigadier General Amir Hatami who had held the role since 2017. Due to his connections to the Shahed drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of Russia and Iranian defense industry, Ashtiani was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury, United States United States Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury. Military career Ashtiani was promoted to the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran (Artesh) on 2 July 2019, following a decree by Supreme Leader Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masoud Pezeshkian
Masoud Pezeshkian (, ; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician who has been serving as the ninth president of Iran since 28 July 2024. Pezeshkian served as governor of Piranshahr and Naghadeh counties and was elected to the Iranian parliament five times, representing Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr (electoral district), Tabriz, Osku and Azarshahr electoral district. He was Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Minister of Health and Medical Education between 2001 and 2005 in the Government of Mohammad Khatami. He ran in the 2013 Iranian presidential election, 2013 presidential election, but withdrew. He was rejected from running in the 2021 Iranian presidential election. He won the 2024 Iranian presidential election, 2024 presidential election on 5 July in a runoff with 54.76% of the popular vote. He became the President of Iran on 28 July 2024. He is the oldest person to serve in this position, taking office at the age of 69. Early life and education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
