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Three Iranian pilots were killed in US strikes in Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Mojtaba Bagheri, Hamed Okati and Hosseini Mahdavian. The first two were naval pilots, while the third served as an air force pilot.
Iran did not disclose where the three pilots were killed. It also did not say whether they were flying fighter jets at the time or had been involved in any military operations.
Iran also reported the deaths of six other naval personnel in the strikes.
Iranian state media reported that at least 19 people were killed across the country in extensive US bombardment on Tuesday and Wednesday.
According to Iranian media reports, seven people were killed in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran, while four members of the IRGC were killed in Kermanshah province.
Three members of a paramilitary force were also killed on Lavand Island in the Persian Gulf, while another person was killed in Fars province, the reports said.
Iranian officials also blamed a US strike for the deaths of four people at a wedding ceremony in Hormozgan province.
It was not immediately clear whether the six naval personnel were among the seven people already reported killed in Khuzestan in government statements.
Sources: Iran International, AFP