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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: Joe Kent Resigns and Israel Says It Has Killed Ali Larijani

The Israeli military said it had killed the security council leader in Tehran and a top militia official. In Washington, President Trump said he did not “need or desire” help from NATO allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The New York Times
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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.

#TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

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