Iran confirms death of intelligence commander Mohammad Taghi Yousefvand

An Israeli missile strike on Tehran killed Mohammad Taghi Yousefvand, the intelligence protection commander for Iran's Basij paramilitary forces, the IRGC's public relations office in Lorestan said on Tuesday, APA reports citing Iran International.

The attack occurred at noon on Monday and hit several locations in the capital, the statement said.

"Yesterday afternoon, missile attacks on several locations in Tehran, during one of these attacks, General Mohammad Taqi Yousefvand, commander of the intelligence and security unit of the Basij forces, was killed," Iran's Revolutionary Guard said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel.

On June 15, the IRGC announced the deaths of seven commanders of the IRGC's Military Aerospace Force (VKS) during Israeli strikes. Among the dead were Mahmoud Bagheri, Dawood Sheikhian, Mohammad Bagher Taherpour, Mansour Safarpour, Masoud Tayyeb, Khosrow Hasani, and Javad Joursara. /CNA

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