The Israeli military posted on X on Tuesday that it killed Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij — 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 Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij unit over the past six years,” the statement said.
Iran has not commented on or confirmed the claim.
If verified, Soleimani would be the highest-level assassination in the war since United States-Israeli strikes killed former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several members of his family on the first day of the conflict, which began on February 28.
The US Treasury lists 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.
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