New Delhi, March 20 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that US-Israeli strikes had killed their spokesman, Ali Mohammad Naini.

General Naeini "was martyred in the criminal cowardly terrorist attack by the American-Zionist side at dawn", the IRGC said in a statement on their Sepah News website.

The 69-year-old held the rank of second brigadier general and was the spokesperson of the IRGC since 2024.

General Naeini replaced Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif as the IRGC spokesperson and was appointed to the post by Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander-in-Chief.

General Naeini was recognized as one of the IRGC's top specialists in psychological operations, soft power, and cognitive warfare.

A 40-year veteran who also fou...