India, March 2 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday confirmed the killing of two senior Iranian intelligence officials amid ongoing Israeli strikes in Tehran.

The officials, part of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence, have been identified as Sayed Yahya Hamidi, Deputy Minister of Intelligence for "Israel Affairs," and Jalal Pour Hossein, Head of the Espionage Division.

The IDF said Hamidi led terrorist operations targeting Jews, Western actors, and regime opponents in Iran and abroad.

The IDF added that additional senior officials were also eliminated.

The escalation follows Israeli and US strikes in Iran on Saturday that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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