Iran’s foreign minister says that we may have lost a few commanders, but that’s not such a big problem
Head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ground forces Mohammed Pakpour. Photo: Reuters/ File
Iran’s Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammed Pakpour are believed to have been killed in Israeli attacks, two sources familiar with Israel’s military operations and one regional source said.
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Nasirzadeh and IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour have been killed in Israeli attacks, Reuters reports, citing three sources familiar with the matter. pic.twitter.com/62ym4K6FZz
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) February 28, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that “we may have lost a few commanders, but that’s not such a big problem,” according to an NBC News reporter on X.
He accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US president Donald Trump of waging an unjustified confrontation against Tehran, warning that Iran’s armed forces were ready to respond.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, Araghchi said: “Netanyahu and Trump’s war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.”
Netanyahu and Trump’s war on Iran is wholly unprovoked, illegal, and illegitimate.
Trump has turned ‘America First’ into ‘Israel First’—which always means ‘America Last’.
Our Powerful Armed Forces are prepared for this day and will teach the aggressors the lesson they deserve pic.twitter.com/xhiWydMyXy
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) February 28, 2026
