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GJGCA

(229 posts)
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 05:21 PM Jun 2025

Israel Says It Assassinated Iran's Most Senior Military Commander

Source: NY Times

Since Israel began bombing Iran on Friday, it has killed at least 11 senior generals while striking Iranian nuclear sites and missile launchers, in what it calls an effort to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

On Tuesday morning, the Israeli military said it had killed Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani, describing him as the most senior military commander in Iran. He was appointed to his post four days ago, replacing a general who was killed by Israel on the first day of hostilities.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/world/middleeast/israel-iran-assassination-general.html

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Israel Says It Assassinated Iran's Most Senior Military Commander (Original Post) GJGCA Jun 2025 OP
Go team. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #1
People say a lot of things UpInArms Jun 2025 #2
My bs detector goes off on this also kimbutgar Jun 2025 #3
I believe we are supposed to always believe Israel and never believe Iran. displacedvermoter Jun 2025 #4
According to many here . . . Richard D Jun 2025 #5
Any government run by someone like Netanyahu displacedvermoter Jun 2025 #6
Kind of Like The Third-in-Command of Al Qaeda Deep State Witch Jun 2025 #7
I would tell both countries to give up the nukes and nuclear projects. slightlv Jun 2025 #8
Iran could just buy nuclear weapons from Russia, Pakistan, or somewhere else IronLionZion Jun 2025 #9
 

Richard D

(10,018 posts)
5. According to many here . . .
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 2025

. . the opposite is true. Always believe the Islamists and their offshoots, and Israel always lies, cause, well, Jews. Right? Sure seems like it.

displacedvermoter

(4,128 posts)
6. Any government run by someone like Netanyahu
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 07:04 PM
Jun 2025

is as suspect in its handling of the truth as is any government run by Trump or the ayatollahs. Afraid I don't believe any of the parties involved .

slightlv

(7,438 posts)
8. I would tell both countries to give up the nukes and nuclear projects.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 08:20 PM
Jun 2025

Israel got theirs on the down low (so did a LOT of other countries). Iran justified theirs by saying peak oil was running out and they needed to diversify. As long as the Ayatollahs are in charge in Iran, and Bibi in charge of Israel, I don't trust either of them. We just allowed most of the world to blow up everyone in MAD, and for the most part they were responsible members of the nuke states. But times change, and many of us could see this type of thing happening back in the 70's. The only people I feel sorry for is the civilians of Israel and the civilians of Iran. If only governments could fight each other and not drag their populace into the mess to die for nothing but someone's land and honor. I think the original tribal fighting had it all over us. Two chieftains fight it out until one is dead. They didn't *have* to waste the blood and treasure of their countries - only the ones who instigated the war. All we're doing these days is ensuring that blood feuds go on for many more generations (if we all live, that is).

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