Commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij force killed, Iranian state media says

Middle East Eye · March 17, 2026 War

Commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij force killed, Iranian state media says Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran's paramilitary Basij force, was killed in US-Israel attacks, Iran's state media said on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Israel had said it killed Soleimani.