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Israel Strikes Iran State Broadcaster, Widening Attacks

Israel’s escalated offensive indicates that its aims go beyond dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.

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Smoke rising after an Israeli strike on Tehran, the capital of Iran.

What to Know About the New Head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was appointed to lead the group after his predecessor, Gen. Hossein Salami, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

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Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi speaking in Tehran last year. He has served as defense and interior minister, and the United States and others have imposed sanctions on him for human rights violations.
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