Ali Shadmani was a close associate of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and head of the Khatam-al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the IRGC.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp, which Israel has been battering with increasing intensity, were inevitably a prime target as the guardians of a regime built on hatred of the West and after decades of violent subversion often enacted with the aid of that other enemy of the West: Russia.

The deadly conflict between Israel and Iran has entered a fourth day, with both sides firing waves of missiles. Follow for live updates.