Behnam Shahriyari, top IRGC commander, eliminated in targeted IDF operation

Behnam Shahriyari, a senior IRGC Quds Force official, was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike in western Iran, the military says. Shahriyari headed the Quds Force’s Unit 190, responsible for the clandestine transfer of weapons to Iran’s proxy groups, especially Hezbollah. The IDF says he was targeted in a strike while driving in a car, more than 1,000 kilometers from Israel. Israel has been seeking to target Shahriyari since 2009. Unit 190 has been in charge of Iran’s efforts to arm Hezbollah in Lebanon, Palestinian terror groups in Gaza, and the Houthis in Yemen.