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'Decapitation' strategy: Israel seeks to destroy Iran command and control
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Israel said on Wednesday its forces had killed another top Iranian official, Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, and said its military was authorised to kill any senior figure of the Islamic republic in its sights. The announcement, the day after Iranian security chief Ali Larijani was confirmed killed in an Israeli strike, is part of a longstanding strategy by Israel to target its enemy's leaders. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.