Esmail Dehghan, a commander in the IRGC Aerospace Force, was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on a residential home in Arak, according to Iranian opposition and regional media citing domestic sources.
Senior Iranian military figure Esmail Dehghan, a commander within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, has been killed in joint strikes conducted by Israel and the United States. The news was widely circulated by foreign-based Persian media, citing domestic Iranian reports.
According to Al Arabiya Farsi, a Saudi-owned news channel that maintains a critical editorial stance toward the Iranian government, Iran's Fars News Agency confirmed Dehghan was killed in joint Israeli and American attacks during the early hours of Tuesday, Esfand 19.
Further operational details were provided by Iran International, an opposition network deeply critical of the Islamic Republic. The outlet reported that Dehghan was specifically targeted "in an attack on a residential home in the city of Arak."
Both networks noted that funeral ceremonies for the slain commander were held the following day, Esfand 20, in the central Iranian city of Arak.
Both Al Arabiya Farsi and Iran International are foreign-based outlets with editorial stances hostile to the Iranian government, but both attribute the core facts of this event directly to domestic Iranian media (specifically mentioning Fars News). The reporting aligns perfectly across both channels regarding the timeline and location of the strike.