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Strike on underground meeting kills most of IRGC air force brass in fell swoop — Katz
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A handout picture made available by the Iranian IRGC office on January 11, 2025, shows Hossein Salami (L), head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the Guard's airforce, touring an underground missile base in an undisclosed location in Iran. Iranian state TV on January 10 showed the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps touring an underground missile base used in an attack against Israel, hours after fighters marched through Tehran. (IRGC website/AFP)
Most of the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps air force was eliminated in a strike, Defense Minister Israel Katz says, attributing the information to a military assessment.
The top brass of the IRGC’s air command had convened at an underground command center when the strike was carried out, according to a statement issued by Katz’s office.
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