CurrentReport Blog In the latest escalation of hostilities, two more Iranian Air Defense Officers were confirmed dead following an Israeli airstrike on Iranian military targets. The attack, which took place in Mahshahr, struck Iran’s HAWK air defense system, claiming the lives of Hamze Jahandideh and Mohammad Mehdi Shahrokhifar. This brings the total number of Iranian officers killed in recent strikes to four.
Local Iranian media confirmed, “Two more Air Defense Officers of the Iranian army are reported dead from last night’s Israeli strike, bringing the total of dead Iranian servicemen to 4.”
On Saturday, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) stated it had conducted “targeted” attacks on Iran’s military infrastructure, later confirming that its aircraft safely returned to base, according to reports from Reuters. The IDF’s actions are seen as a high-stakes retaliatory measure, raising fears of a possible wider regional conflict in the Middle East.
