Israel says it killed IRGC oil headquarters chief in Tehran strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President Donald Trump on Sunday over the rescue of an American pilot, praising the operation as a “remarkable” success.

“All Israelis rejoice in this remarkable operation. It proves that when free societies act with courage and determination, they can overcome the forces of darkness and terror,” Netanyahu said on Sunday.

“This operation reinforces a sacred principle: no one is left behind,” Netanyahu said.

“We have rescued the seriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 crew member from deep inside the mountains of Iran,” US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, adding that the operation involved two raids and lasted several hours.

“The second raid came after the first one, where we rescued the pilot in broad daylight… spending seven hours over Iran,” Trump said.

He said he would hold a news conference with military officials at the Oval Office on Monday at 1:00 p.m.

Tehran’s city council has approved a proposal to change the name of Argentina Square after Argentina designated the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization.

Mehdi Pirhadi, a council member, said the move was approved in light of Argentina’s stance against the Islamic Republic and that the council’s naming committee would now review replacement options and present a final proposal at a future public session.

He said the names of several killed Iranian military commanders, including Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Alireza Tangsiri, Mohammad Bagheri, Mohammad Pakpour and Majid Mousavi, had been raised as possible alternatives.

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  Argentina designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had launched attacks on what they described as US economic interests in the region and Israeli energy infrastructure, following strikes on civilian sites in Iran.

In a statement, the Guards said the first phase of the response had targeted “Zionist targets in the occupied territories and American economic interests in countries of the region.”

They listed the targets as a refinery in Haifa, gas facilities operated by ExxonMobil and Chevron in Habshan in the UAE, a petrochemical facility in Al Ruwais in the UAE, a petrochemical site in Sitra in Bahrain, and a petrochemical facility in Shuaiba in Kuwait.

The statement also included a direct warning of further escalation.

“If attacks on civilian targets are repeated, the second phase of this operation will be carried out in a much more crushing and extensive manner,” it said.

The Guards added: “We repeat once again: if you commit more aggression and strike civilian facilities, our responses will be more crushing.”

The statement framed the attacks as a response to what it described as strikes on a bridge in Karaj and the Mahshahr petrochemical complex.

Iran’s prosecutor’s office issued a warning to political figures and public personalities, saying they should not act or comment beyond their authority in ways that run against what it described as national interests, unity and social cohesion during the war.

The warning followed what it said were recent remarks and media comments by some political figures about domestic policy and major national issues.

It called on public figures to act within what it described as the national interest and to help preserve unity in the current sensitive conditions.