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JUST IN: Several Iranian Leaders Eliminated In Latest Round Of Strikes
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that multiple Iranian military leaders were terminated in a US strike on Tehran as part of the broader U.S.-Israeli military campaign.
“Many of Iran’s Military Leaders, who have led them poorly and unwisely, are terminated, along with much else, with this massive strike in Tehran!” the president posted on Truth Social. The post was accompanied by a video of the latest round of strikes.
BREAKING: Trump posts footage of massive strikes in Tehran, claiming "many of Iran's Military Leaders" are terminated along with much else.
Trump warned earlier "all Hell" would reign down in 48 hours. We are seven hours in. The strikes have already started. pic.twitter.com/b0XbLjJ8wV
— The Hormuz Letter (@HormuzLetter) April 4, 2026
No specific names of those killed in this latest strike have been independently confirmed, and details on the exact timing, targets, or number of casualties remain limited to Trump’s statement and associated video.
The strike occurred amid continuing US and Israeli operations across Iran, now in their sixth week. These actions have targeted military infrastructure, missile sites, and leadership facilities.
Israeli forces separately conducted strikes on more than 200 targets in Iran and Lebanon, including a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr and a mobile missile launcher in Tabriz.
Earlier in the day, Trump vowed to significantly escalate the conflict if the Strait of Hormuz — a vital waterway that handled about a third of global oil exports prior to the conflict’s beginning — remains blockaded. “Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD!” the president wrote.
The White House called a lid at approximately 11:08 a.m. on Sunday, indicating no further public appearances by the president for the remainder of the day. Trump remained at the White House and Oval Office, where he has been working nonstop and receiving national security updates throughout the day.
The latest Tehran strikes follow a pattern of confirmed strikes targeting a number of the regime’s most senior leaders since February 28. This includes Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a strike targeting his compound on February 28.
A number of additional senior leaders were killed in the same strike, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Mohammad Pakpour, Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh, among several others.
On March 17, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani was killed in a strike targeting the Pardis area. He was described by Pentagon officials as the IRGC’s de facto leader at the time of his death.
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