TEHRAN/JERUSALEM -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that Majid Khademi, head of its intelligence organization, has been killed in a U.S. and Israeli attack.
In a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said Khademi "attained martyrdom in a terrorist attack by the U.S. and Israeli enemies" early Monday. (Iran-IRGC Official-Death)
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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday that the country's air force attacked Iran's largest petrochemical facility in Assaluyeh County in the southern Bushehr province.
He said that Israel "has just struck with force the largest petrochemical facility in Iran, located in Assaluyeh," adding that the key site is responsible for about 50 percent of Iran's petrochemical production. (Israel-Iran-Petrochemical Facility)
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SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the drone incident.
Lee told a cabinet meeting that, although it was not the intention of the South Korean government, he, in his capacity as president, expressed his regret to the DPRK for the unnecessary military tension caused by the irresponsible and reckless actions of a few. (South Korea-DPRK-Drone Incident)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military said on Monday it killed the chief of the special operations unit of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Quds Force.
Asghar Bagheri, who served as the commander of the undercover unit since 2019, was killed in an airstrike in Tehran on Sunday, the military said in a statement. (Israel-Iran-Death) Enditem
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