Iran confirmed the deaths of senior officials, including the army chief and the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, along with key figures in its nuclear program.

Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, across Iran on Friday, killing a number of senior military commanders in what it called "Operation Rising Lion".

The Israeli military has killed more than 20 military commanders in attacks on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday as the conflict between the two nations raged on. Among those killed was the head of the intelligence department in the Iranian armed forces' general staff,