Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Spokesperson Killed In Airstrike: State Media

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55% : Naini became a notable figure internationally after the United Kingdom sanctioned him following the October 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel.
41% : This marks a significant escalation, suggesting targeted attacks are expanding beyond military targets to include high-ranking communication officials within the IRGC.Source : abp Iranian state television reported on Friday that Ali Mohammad Naini, spokesperson of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, had been killed in strikes carried out by the United States and Israel.
36% : Khatib's death marked the third senior Iranian official eliminated by Israel within a 24-hour span, following the earlier strikes that killed top security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani.
36% : These developments unfolded as the war between Iran and Israel entered its third week, a conflict triggered by the joint US-Israeli strikes on February 28 that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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