Basij Chief Killed as Iran Faces Intensified US-Israeli Strikes
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Brig. Gen. Gholamreza Soleimani, head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary, was killed in the US-Israeli war on Iran, confirmed by the IRGC. A veteran of the Iran-Iraq War, Soleimani led the Basij since 2019 and previously commanded regional units, including the Saheb al-Zaman Corps in Isfahan; his death, along with the reported killing of Ali Larijani, underscores how Iran’s top security figures are being targeted as hostilities intensify and the Basij is repeatedly used to quell domestic unrest.
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