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  "path": "/2026/03/17/world/middleeast/israel-iran-leader-deaths.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T21:00:55.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nytimes.com",
  "tags": [
    "Israel",
    "Targeted Killings",
    "Iran",
    "US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)",
    "Larijani, Ali",
    "Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps",
    "Basij",
    "Netanyahu, Benjamin",
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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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