India, June 17 -- The Israel Defence Forces on Tuesday claimed to have killed a key Iranian commander named Ali Shadmani, whom it called Iran's 'War-Time Chief of Staff'. Iran has not yet confirmed Shadmani's death.

This comes just days after Israel killed Iran's Major General Gholam Ali Rashid during its surprise strikes on June 13 when it launched 'Operation Rising Lion'. Ali Shadmani replaced Major General Gholam Ali Rashid as the new commander of Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, reported Iran's Tasnim news agency.

Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters is part of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reported AP.

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According to the IDF, Ali Shadmani was the Iranian regime's top...