India, June 13 -- Iran's chief of staff of armed forces, General Mohammad Bagheri, was killed in overnight strikes by Israel under 'Operation Rising Lion', reported Iranian state media.

This is another high profile death in Israeli attack on several nuclear and military sites in Iran. Earlier, chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Hossein Salami, was also confirmed dead.

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After Salami's death, Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed revenge against Israel.

The attacks "will not remain unanswered and (Israel) must await harsh and regrettable revenge", said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in a statement read on state TV, reported AFP.

Confirming deaths of Mo...