Israel's military said it was striking Iran's Basij paramilitary force in its positions around Tehran on Tuesday, after announcing it had killed the volunteer militia's top commander.
"The air force has attacked, in recent hours, soldiers and positions of the Basij unit that were deployed throughout Tehran," Israel's air force posted online along with a video of what it said was a strike.
Iran-Israel war updates on March 17, 2026
Earlier Tuesday (March 17, 2026), Israel had announced that it had killed Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in an air strike, at the same time as it said it had assassinated Tehran's national security chief Ali Larijani.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards later confirmed Soleimani's death, but the authorities in Tehran have not yet confirmed that Larijani was killed.
