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Top military commander killed in Israeli airstrikes on Iran's capital: media

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-06-13 09:55

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FILE PHOTO: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami speaks during the ceremony of joining the IRGC Navy at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on August 5, 2023. [Photo/Agencies]

TEHRAN -- Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Hossein Salami was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian capital Tehran Friday morning, the official news agency IRNA reported.

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