Dhaka, June 17 -- Israel has claimed the elimination of Major General Ali Shadmani, a top Iranian military commander and wartime chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, in an airstrike targeting a command center in Tehran, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The IDF said the airstrike, carried out overnight following "precise intelligence," targeted a staffed command center in the heart of Tehran and resulted in the death of Shadmani, who was described as "the most senior military commander and closest figure to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei."

Shadmani headed the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which oversaw Iran's emergency military command and strategic operations .

He had previously served as t...