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Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Iranโ€™s top aerospace commander, was killed in a targeted Israeli strike on an underground base. The attack also took out leaders of Iranโ€™s drone and air defense units, escalating tensions across the region. Israel claims the strike was part of a strategic effort to disrupt Iran's military buildup.

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00:00Israel confirmed that Brig General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards
00:06Aerospace Force, was eliminated in a precision airstrike early Friday. The strike targeted an
00:12underground command center in Iran, where Hajizadeh and other top IRGC officials were meeting to
00:18coordinate a potential response to recent military developments. Among those also lost in the strike
00:23were commanders responsible for Iran's drone and air defense programs. Key figures behind
00:29previous aerial operations targeting Israel and even the 2019 attack on oil facilities in Saudi
00:35Arabia. The command center was located and hit by Israeli fighter jets, following what officials
00:41described as a carefully planned operation. Hajizadeh had been a vocal figure in past regional tensions
00:47and was seen as instrumental in strategic planning. Israel said he had been involved in developing
00:53plans aimed at regional destabilization and had pledged further aggression in recent years.
00:59The strike was part of a broader operation that also hit nuclear sites and missile infrastructure
01:04in Iran.
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