Tehran, Feb 28, 2026 (AFP) - Ali Shamkhani: Iran's navy chief leading Defence Council

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2026-03-01

Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani, whom Israel said was killed on Saturday, rose through the ranks of the Revolutionary Guards and now heads the Defence Council. There was no confirmation from Tehran that Shamkhani was dead, but the Israeli military said he was among several senior Iranian officials killed in a wave of US-Israel strikes on Iran. The 70-year-old Shamkhani, an ethnic Arab who helped restore ties with Saudi Arabia in 2023,......

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