In a controversial claim, the Israeli army has announced that during an airstrike carried out last night in the heart of Tehran, Gholamreza Soleimani, the Basij commander, was killed. This claim has not yet been confirmed or denied by official Iranian government authorities.
Details of the Attack and Reactions
According to the Israeli army, this operation took place in the "center of the capital of Iran" and Gholamreza Soleimani, who has been the commander of the Basij Organization since July 2019, is considered one of the key figures in the structure of forces affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. So far, there has been no response from Iranian officials regarding this claim, and no further details about the exact location of the attack or potential casualties have been released.
Simultaneously with this claim, unconfirmed reports are also indicating that Ali Larijani, one of the senior officials of the Islamic Republic, was targeted in this airstrike. According to published information, Larijani may have been targeted in this operation, but it is still unclear whether this attack was successful or not.
