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#Israel said Tuesday that it had killed one of Iran’s highest-ranking leaders, #AliLarijani, in an overnight airstrike near Tehran, dealing another severe blow to a power structure already decimated by 3 weeks of #US - Israeli strikes.

The killing of #Larijani — who became Iran’s de facto leader after US-Israeli airstrikes killed the upper echelons of Iran’s government & military — removes one of Iran’s most prominent voices of defiance.

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Iran War Live Updates: Israel Says It Has Killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official

Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, was killed in an overnight strike, the Israeli military said. In Washington, President Trump he was not afraid of sending ground troops to Iran.

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Larijani’s killing Tuesday shows that #Israel is not slowing down in its effort to eliminate top leaders of a regime it considers an existential threat. But it also renews serious questions about #Trump’s endgame for the #war∶ he has not clearly articulated his goals or how the assault on #Iran might end, & he has acknowledged that many of the Iranian officials that the #US might have negotiated with have been killed.

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“We don’t even know their leaders,” #Trump said on Monday. “We have people wanting to negotiate,” he added. “We have no idea who they are.” 🤦🏼‍♀️

#Israel also said Tuesday that it had killed #GholamrezaSoleimani, the head of the Basij, Iran’s powerful plainclothes militia.

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