![Posters featuring images of Iranian nuclear scientists Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, who were killed in Israeli attacks, as well as senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders Major General Hossein Salami, Major General Gholamali Rashid, Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, and Major General Mohammad Bagheri, are put up on the streets of Tehran, Iran on June 14, 2025. Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AA-20250614-38274143-38274137-IRAN_PUTS_UP_POSTERS_HONORING_SCIENTISTS_COMMANDERS_KILLED_IN_ISRAELI_STRIKES-1.jpg)
Israel killed more than 30 senior security officials and 11 senior nuclear scientists to deliver a major blow to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a senior Israeli military official said on Friday in summarizing Israel’s 12-day air war with Iran, Reuters reports. The June 13 opening strike on Iran, 1,500 km (930 miles) away, severely damaged its aerial defences and destabilised its ability to respond in the critical early hours of the conflict, the official said. Israel’s air force struck over 900 targets and the military deeply damaged Iran’s missile production during the war that ended with a US-brokered ceasefire, the official said. “The Iranian nuclear project suffered a major blow: The regime’s ability to enrich uranium to 90% was neutralized for a prolonged […]
