Iranian state media reported on Saturday that three nuclear scientists were killed in recent Israeli airstrikes targeting sites across Iran. The scientists were identified as Ali Bakaei Karimi, Mansour Askari, and Saeed Barji.

Additionally, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency confirmed the deaths of three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Zanjan Province, located in the country’s northwest.

The fatalities come amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, following a series of retaliatory attacks exchanged between the two countries in recent days.