Israel announced on Tuesday it killed the Iranian Top Military Commander, Ali Shadmani, in an overnight strike, just four days after taking charge, according to Al-Arabiya.
Killing Iran’s Top Wartime Commander
“A sudden opportunity overnight, the (Israeli air force) struck a staffed command center in the heart of Tehran and eliminated Ali Shadmani, the war-time Chief of Staff, the most senior military commander, and the closest figure to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
Possibility of Eliminating Supreme Leader
On Monday, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to exclude the possibility of eliminating Iranian Supreme Leader stating that this move would not escalate the war; it would end the war.
“It’s not going to escalate the conflict; it’s going to end the conflict,” Netanyahu said in an interview with ABC News.
A New Deal or New Regime
Meanwhile, Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak stated that military action by Israel alone would not be enough to stop Iran’s nuclear progress, according to Arab News.
Barak mentioned that there are only two ways to stop Iran’s nuclear ambitions whether to reach a diplomatic breakthrough or change the Iranian regime. “My judgment is that because Iran is already what’s called a threshold nuclear power, the only way to block it is either to impose upon it a convincing new agreement or alternatively a full-scale war to topple down the regime,” Barak added.
Israeli-Iranian Tensions
On June 13, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes on Iran under the name of Operation Rising Lion. The military campaign targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities and killed top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
As a response, Iran launched a retaliatory wave of missiles against Israel and targeted Tel Aviv. Israel also killed three more Iranian nuclear scientists, bringing the total number of scientists slain to nine, Gulf News reported.
Currently, both countries are trading missiles and attacks amid intensifying efforts to halt the conflict.
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