The spokesman of Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini, said earlier today that his country was still producing missiles and that it had some “surprises for the enemy.” Shortly after, his organization announced he had been killed in an air strike.
Israel’s military also announced the killing.
Naeini is the latest high-profile Iranian official to be killed this week. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned yesterday that anyone stepping into these roles would merely be holding them as “temp jobs” — suggesting they would be assassinated, too.
Naeini, the IRGC spokesman, had rebuffed suggestions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Iran was unable to enrich uranium or produce missiles.
“The grade of our missile industry is” at 100% “and there is no concern in this regard,” Naeini said in a statement. “Even in wartime, we continue producing missiles, which is remarkable and there is no particular problem with our stock.” He added, “We definitely have surprises for the enemy. As we move forward, the battles will become more surprising, more complex and include unexpected elements.”
Shortly afterward the IRGC announced Naeini had been “martyred in an aerial aggression.”