"The Israeli military has claimed in a post on X Tuesday that it has killed the commander of the Basij unit, the internal security paramilitary militia of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Guided by precise intelligence from Military Intelligence, the Air Force conducted a targeted strike yesterday in the heart of Tehran, eliminating Gholam Reza Soleimani, commander of the Basij unit over the past six years."
"If confirmed, Soleimani would be the highest level assassination in the war since United States-Israeli strikes killed the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and several members of his family on the first day of the war they launched on February 28."
"The US Treasury records Soleimani's birth year as 1965. He has been sanctioned by the United States, the European Union, and other countries for his alleged role in suppressing dissent through the Basij."
The Israeli military announced via X that it conducted a targeted airstrike in Tehran, eliminating Gholam Reza Soleimani, who commanded the Basij unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for six years. The operation was guided by Military Intelligence and carried out by the Air Force. If verified, this would represent the most significant assassination since the February 28 strikes that killed former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and family members. Soleimani, born in 1965, has faced sanctions from the United States, European Union, and other nations for his alleged role in suppressing dissent through the Basij paramilitary organization. Iran has not yet confirmed the Israeli claim.
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