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Tue Jun 17, 2025, 06:21 PM Jun 2025

Israel Says It Assassinated Iran's Most Senior Military Commander [View all]

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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