Iran's Tasnim news agency reports that three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members were killed in US missile strikes in Zanjan province, northwestern Iran. The IRGC in the province identified the deceased as Mahmoud Malajabari, Mohammad-Reza Cheraghi, and Jamal Amiri.
The Zioneer can now confirm the names of three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in US strikes in Zanjan province, northwestern Iran. Iran's Tasnim news agency, citing the IRGC's provincial command, identified the deceased as Mahmoud Malajabari, Mohammad-Reza Cheraghi, and Jamal Amiri. The report follows an earlier bulletin from The Zioneer on Wednesday, which cited security analyst Yair Goldblatt reporting the same names.
The thread of reports on these casualties has evolved over the past 24 hours. Initial reports on Wednesday (14:53 Jerusalem) quoted Iranian sources stating that three IRGC members had been killed in overnight US strikes. Within the same hour, Iranian media carried the report, and CENTCOM confirmed it had conducted a two-hour wave of strikes against dozens of IRGC targets. Analyst Goldblatt then specified that the casualties were from the city of Zanjan and provided the names, which have now been confirmed by the IRGC's own channel.
The US air campaign against Iran is now in its 13th consecutive night, targeting IRGC infrastructure across the country. The Zioneer has previously reported on IRGC casualties in other provinces, including strikes in Khuzestan and Lorestan, and on the IRGC's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC has also vowed to punish the "aggressor" following the US strikes.
No further details have been provided on the exact target or time of the strike in Zanjan. The report is attributed to Tasnim, an IRGC-affiliated news agency, and has not been independently verified. The extent of damage to the targeted site remains unclear.
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