Ali Shamkhani, Iran's Defence Council secretary and close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reportedly killed in Israeli and US strikes on Iran on Saturday, according to an Israeli military spokesperson. The 70-year-old had been overseeing US-Iran nuclear negotiations and previously survived an Israeli strike in June 2025 during a 12-day war between the two countries.
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Ali Shamkhani, Iran's Defence Council secretary and close adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reportedly killed in Israeli and US strikes on Iran on Saturday, according to an Israeli military spokesperson. The 70-year-old had been overseeing US-Iran nuclear negotiations and previously survived an Israeli strike in June 2025 during a 12-day war between the two countries.