Iranian State Media Report IRGC Spokesman Killed in Israeli Airstrike

Iranian state media reported that Ali Mohammad Naini, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday.

Fars News Agency stated that Naini died in the Israeli military attack. The Revolutionary Guards' public relations office described him as a longtime figure in the country's military media apparatus who served for more than four decades in roles linked to defending the Islamic Republic, particularly during the Iran-Iraq war. It praised his work in documentation and public messaging.

Naini had recently issued comments about the conflict, saying Iran had surprises in store for its enemies. He also pushed back against Israeli claims that Iran had lost the ability to produce missiles, insisting there was no shortage in the country's missile-building capacity and that production continued during the war.

His death follows Israeli strikes that killed other senior Iranian officials, including Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani.

The broader conflict has escalated in recent weeks, with Israeli and U.S. strikes targeting Iranian military, nuclear and energy-linked sites. Iran has retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf energy infrastructure.