Iran judiciary confirms deaths of Guards chief top security official

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Ali Shamkhani and Mohammad Pakpour | AFP file photo

Iran's judiciary confirmed on Sunday that US and Israeli strikes killed the chief of the Revolutionary Guards and another top security advisor.

The Guards' Commander, General Mohammad Pakpour and Ali Shamkhani, the head of the national defence council, were "martyred" in Saturday's attacks, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan online news portal reported.