Who is Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Basij forces?
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If confirmed, the death of Soleimani would mark one of the highest-level assassinations in the ongoing war.
The Israeli military claims to have killed Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary forces.
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