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Strikes kill Iranian officials in another blow to leadership

Season 2026 Episode 58 | 4m 48s

Iranian officials confirmed that Ali Larijani, a fixture of Iran's regime for decades, was killed by an Israeli airstrike that also killed another top security official. And for the first time in years, a senior U.S. government official has resigned in protest. Nick Schifrin reports.

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