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Iranian media reports that Iran’s Army Chief of Staff, General Abdulrahim Mousavi, has been assassinated UPDATE: RUMINT, darn it
2025-07-11
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Note alternative spelling Abdolrahim Mousavi
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Posted by:3dc

#11  or he will die in a tragic accident next week
Posted by: Lord Garth   2025-07-11 11:59  

#10  I don’t see anything about this on the Israel Times, Jerusalem Post, or Israel National News — Grom’s preferred site — for either spelling of his name. The most recent piece on all three is this story on June 28th:

Mossad trolls Tehran: ‘We’re following you back,’ Israelis taunt Iran’s generals

The Mossad message cautioned ordinary Iranians: “You may keep watching our content, but for your own safety, please avoid following the page or reacting to our posts.”


At this point it has to be acknowledged RUMINT. So if anyone sees solid information that this either is or is not true, please post it here.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-07-11 10:53  

#9  So does he get the 72 virgin piglets or note?
Posted by: Woodrow   2025-07-11 10:22  

#8  There is no confirmation except social media.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-07-11 09:44  

#7  Like the death of one of Spinal Tap's drummers, the police said: "It was better left unsolved"
Posted by: Frank G   2025-07-11 09:05  

#6  I'd like to think it was home-grown rather than imported.
Posted by: Mercutio   2025-07-11 08:59  

#5  Although not iron-clad, "assassinate" usually means in inside job. A direct foreign action--sniper, booby trap, bomb--is usually called something else. Translation issue?
Posted by: Richard Aubrey   2025-07-11 07:57  

#4  So does that mean the Israelis have restocked their ADA batteries and are ready for round four (or is it five - I’ve lost count)
Posted by: Gloluns Turkeyneck4904   2025-07-11 07:49  

#3  Obviously, Israel didn't manage to hurt the self esteem of that particular branch of the Aryan race.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-07-11 06:28  

#2  In May 2025 Mousavi dismissed comments by Israeli officials as "bluster", and said that "the Israeli leadership lacks the capacity to harm the greatness of Iran."
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2025-07-11 03:25  

#1  Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration for $20 million, alleging retaliatory detention for over 100 days due to his role in campus demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-07-11 00:37  

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