Biting The Dust Of Iran

 Nadene Goldfoot                                         

TBN Broadcasting  writes that Israel, USA  are at war with Iran, I presume meaning Now!  Why not?  This is the 20th day of 2026 war with Iran.  

In recent joint operations with the U.S. and independent strikes, Israel has systematically eliminated the upper echelons of the Iranian regime. The most high-profile leaders killed include:

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:(19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. Former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has consistently advocated for the elimination of Israel, frequently referring to the nation as an "unstable Zionist regime," a "cancerous tumor," and a "terrorist camp"    Khamenei was a key figure in the Iranian Revolution and a close confidant of Ruhollah Khomeini. Iran’s Supreme Leader was killed during initial coordinated U.S. and Israeli air strikes. Khamenei condemned the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen and compared Saudi Arabia to Israel.(this shows competition between Shi'a and Sunni branches of Islam)  Khamenei also condemned the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called Myanmar's de facto leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi a "brutal woman". He condemned the United Arab Emirates as "useless" on several occasions. UAE belongs to Abraham Accords and Saudi Arabia does not...yet.  On 28 February 2026, a series of large-scale US and Israeli missile strikes were carried out against targets in Iran. Khamenei was killed in an attack by the Israeli Air Force on his compound.

• Ali Ardashir Larijani (3 June 1958 – 17 March 2026) was an Iranian politician, military officer, and philosopher who served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2025 until his assassination in 2026. He had previously served in the position from 2005 to 2007. From late December 2025 until his assassination, he was widely considered to be one of the most powerful officials in the Iranian government. One day before his death, Larijani rebuked Islamic countries – particularly the UAE – for "abandoning Iran" and siding with the U.S. and Israel  Ali Larijani: was the top security official who essentially ran the country as the de facto leader after the death of Ayatollah Khamenei.  
• On 13 June 2025 the Iran–Israel war broke out with attacks on several nuclear facilities. On 22 June, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked the Natanz Nuclear Facility, Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, and the Isfahan Nuclear Technology/Research Center.
  
  Gholamreza Soleimani ( 1964 – 17 March 2026) was an Iranian military officer who served as a senior officer in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and commander of the paramilitary Basij forces. He was killed during the 2026 Iran war by Israeli strikes. Gholamreza Soleimani: was the commander of Iran’s internal plainclothes paramilitary force, the Basij.  Gholamreza Soleimani directed the paramilitary force’s involvement in several high-fatality crackdowns against Iranian civilians. Under his leadership, the Basij transitioned from a social organization into a primary kinetic force used to terminate domestic unrest through lethal means.                        
  
  Commodore Alireza Tangsiri  1962 – 26 March 2026) was an Iranian naval officer who served as the commander of the IRGC Navy. He was killed by the Israel Defense  The Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Navy, who succumbed to severe injuries.
• Other High-Ranking Figures: The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, the Minister of Defense, and various top generals within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
• Update:  5/30/26:  Imad Hassan Hussein Aslim commanded the Zeitoun Battalion’s infiltration into Israel during the Oct. 7 slaughter.