The announcements came after a joint US and Israeli aerial bombardment that targeted Iranian military and governmental sites. A woman holds a photograph of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as mourners gather at the Enghelab Square in Tehran yesterday. The Israeli military yesterday said that its strikes had killed 40 top Iranian military officials, including Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Abdolrahim Mousavi. A massive explosion struck Iran’s capital yesterday as the Israeli military said it was targeting the “heart” of the city. The blast appeared centered in a neighborhood home to the country’s police headquarters and Iranian state television.

Source: Taipei Times March 01, 2026 16:28 UTC