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"path": "/2026/03/17/world/middleeast/israel-iran-leader-deaths.html",
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"site": "https://www.nytimes.com",
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"Targeted Killings",
"Iran",
"US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)",
"Larijani, Ali",
"Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps",
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"textContent": "Israeli officials trumpeted airstrikes that killed Iran’s de facto leader and the commanders of a militia notorious for violently suppressing protests. But “decapitation has its limits,” an analyst warns.",
"title": "Israel Keeps Killing Key Iranian Leaders. Will It Work?"
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