President Trump is creating jobopenings across Iran. These are highly paid executive positions, top spots in the regime. However, some of these guys got their jobs because their predecessors had been killed in the last six months, so these jobs come with a bit of assassination risk. But until then, the benefits are great: forty virgins, generous per diem, and a full dental package.

The joint U.S.-Israelicampaign against Iran, codenamed Operation Epic Fury by the United States and Operation Roaring Lion by Israel, began on February 28, 2026. In its opening salvos, U.S. intelligence and military sources reported approximately 40 to 49 senior Iranian officials killed. The strikes targeted leadership compounds in Tehran and other cities, effectively decapitating Iran’s military and political command structure. The following are the most prominent confirmed deaths.

Supreme LeadershipAyatollahAli Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader for 36 years, was killed on February 28 in a strike on his office and compound in central Tehran. Iranian state media confirmed his death on March 1. His daughter, son-in-law, grandson, and daughter-in-law were also killed in the same strike. His wife, Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, died from her injuries on March 2.

Military CommandSeveral senior military commanders were killed simultaneously, suggesting they had gathered at a common command site. Notably, this was the second successive generation of Iranian military leadership to be eliminated. IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour had only been appointed in June 2025 after Israel killed his predecessor, Hossein Salami, in the Twelve-Day War. Chief of Staff Abdolrahim Mousavi had similarly replaced Mohammad Bagheri, who was killed in that same earlier conflict.

Maj. Gen. Mohammad Pakpour — Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC. Appointed June 13, 2025, he was the second IRGC commander killed by Israel in under a year.

Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi — Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces. Iranian state media confirmed his death on March 1. He had been sanctioned by the United States, the EU, the UK, and Australia for human-rights abuses, including ordering troops to fire on protesters in 2019.

Brig. Gen. Aziz Nasirzadeh — Defense Minister. He joined Iran’s air force at 19, flew F-14s in the Iran-Iraq War, and served as Air Force commander from 2018 to 2021 before being appointed defense minister in 2024.

Adm. Ali Shamkhani — Secretary of the Defense Council and former head of the Supreme National Security Council, a post he held for a decade. He had survived an Israeli strike in June 2025 after being pulled from the rubble of his home. At the time of his death, he was overseeing Iran’s nuclear negotiations with the United States, telling reporters just days before his death that “an immediate agreement is within reach.”

Salah Asadi — Head of intelligence for Iran’s military emergency command.Mohammad Shirazi — Head of the military office of the Supreme Leader.

IntelligenceFour senior IRGC intelligence commanders were confirmed killed: Javad Pourhossein (head of foreign intelligence), Mohammad-Reza Bajestani (head of security), Ali Kheirandish (head of counterterrorism), and Saeed Ehya Hamidi (adviser on the war with Israel). Additional reports indicate that four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were also killed.

Source: The Gateway Pundit