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NEW: The combined force conducted strikes around Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, on March 25 and 26, marking the northeastern-most strikes conducted so far in the war. The combined force has slowly swept across Iran west to east and is now getting to some of the furthest targets of the campaign. Other Key Takeaways: The IDF has continued targeting senior Iranian commanders to disrupt Iranian command and control and operations broadly. The IDF announced on March 26 that it killed Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province. An IRGC cultural official told state media that the IRGC has lowered the minimum recruitment age to 12. This decision follows reports that the IRGC is facing difficulties with recruiting new personnel and managing broader operational disruptions. Hezbollah continues to claim a high rate of attacks against Israeli targets in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Hezbollah claimed to conduct 73 attacks targeting Israeli forces in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, as well as northern Israeli towns, between 2:00 PM ET on March 25 and 2:00 PM ET on March 26.

Following the death of Alireza Tangsiri, who are the most important IRGC-affiliated leaders still at-large? These are the 30+ most prominent figures. I'd bookmark this for future cross-referencing. 1. Ahmad Vahidi, Commander of the IRGC 2. Ali Abdollahi, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Emergency Headquarters 3. Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to the Supreme Leader 4. Seyed Majid Mousavi, Aerospace Forces Commander 5. Mohammad Karami, IRGC Ground Forces Commander 6. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council 7. Majid Khademi, Intelligence Protection Organization Commander 8. Ebrahim Jabbari, senior advisor to Ahmad Vahidi 9. Esmail Qaani, Quds Force Commander 10. Hojjatollah Ghoreishi, IRGC Deputy Coordinator 11. Kiomars Heidari, Deputy Commander of Khatam al-Anbiya 12. Hassan Hassanzadeh, Commander of Tehran's Mohammad Rasoulollah IRGC Corps 13. Hossein Nejat, Deputy Commander of the Tharallah Headquarters 14. Yahya Rahim Safavi, military advisor to the Supreme Leader & Chairman of the Defense and Security Commission within the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations 15. Mohammad Ali Jafari, Former IRGC Commander-in-Chief, currently heads the Hazrat-e Baqiatollah Social and Cultural Base 16. Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh, Quds Force Deputy Commander 17. Iraj Masjedi, Quds Force Deputy Coordinator 18. Ruhollah Nouri, Ground Forces Deputy Commander 19. Ahmad Akhavan Mahdavi, Ground Forces Deputy Coordinator 20. Mohammad Rahmani, IRGC Aerial Forces Commander 21. Fereydoun Saghaei, Aerospace Forces Deputy Coordinator 22. Ali Jafarabadi, Aerospace Forces Space Division 23. Reza Shaban, Aerospace Forces Air Defense Division 24. Ali Azmaei, IRGC Naval Deputy Commander (?) 25. Abolghasem Valagher, Deputy Naval Coordinator (?) 26. Mohammad Jafar Asadi, Khatam al-Anbiya (KAA) Deputy Inspector 27. Morteza Safari, KAA Deputy Evaluation Officer 28. Mustafa Izadi, KAA Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Affairs 29. Parviz Hashemi, KAA Vice President of Operations 30. Yaqoob Zohdi, KAA Specialized Assistant 31. Mahmoud Chaharbaghi, KAA Education Assistant 32. Abdul Ali Pourshasab, KAA Commanding Advisor A few notes: - I added a (?) afterthe naval deputy and deputy coordinator as I'm not sure if either of them are still alive following the strike that killed Tangsiri in Bandar Abbas. - I included the leadership of the Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, which is Iran's wartime joint armed forces operational command. It's meant to be an independent command center that coordinates between the IRGC and Artesh. But naturally they're influenced far more by the IRGC than the Army's General Staff. Most senior officials in the HQ have cross pollinated between the IRGC, Artesh, and FARAJA. But KAA's head, Ali Abdollahi, developed his closest connections within the IRGC. - I also included career IRGC leaders who are now serving in political/advisory roles while maintaining their prestige within the organization, such as Zolghadr. - I didn't include former IRGC officials such as the Taeb brothers who definitely have sway behind the scenes, especially with Mojtaba, but don't hold particularly powerful formal roles.

🚨 IRGC official Rahim Nadali confirms the minimum age for joining the war has been lowered to 12 years old in Iran due to the huge loss of military personnel