Iran Leadership Decimated in US-Israeli Strikes

0:00On April 6, U.S. and Israeli strikes have decimated Iran's leadership, killing the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kaminay in a slew of top officials, and military commanders, Kaminay, who ruled for over three decades since 1989, died at 86 in a February 28th air strike on his compound in Tehran. These hits come amid a regional war that's shaking of energy markets and global shipping routes. Here this week, more strikes took out key figures like Ali Larijani, the Supreme National Security Council Secretary, along with his son, and Esmail Katibe, the intelligence minister. Lara Jani was a veteran power broker and nuclear negotiator while Katibe handled civilian intel. Strikes also hit Ali Shamkani, a close Kaminay advisor on security and nukes, right on that same February 28th. The human toll runs deep, with families mourning and Iran's power structure in chaos. These leaders shaped Iran's hardline stance against the West, expanded regional influence

1:02through proxies, and enforced internal control via forces. Like the revolutionary guards, now, with the top rings gutted, coordination on military ops and nuclear issues looks fractured. Newer strikes keep piling on, wiping out IRGC Commander Muhammad Pekpoor, Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, Armed Forces Chief Abdul Rahim Musavi, and Basij Head, Golamreza, Soleimani. Navy intel chief Ben Namrazezi, and Commander Ali Reza Tang-Siri, fell in late March in Bandar Abbas, threatening control of the Strait of Hormuz oil. Chope point, even IRGC intel head Majid Kadimi went down this April. As Iran reels from these losses, the war's ripple effects on oil prices and trade lanes keep the world watching close. What's next for the power? Back you, world news, powered by AI, this is Global News Today.