Smoke rises as a building stands damaged in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.
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Analyst reacts to Israel targeting Iranian generals, nuclear scientists: 'This is war'

CNN analyst Barak Ravid weighs in on the reports that an Israeli security source briefed reporters that Iran’s top military leaders as well as senior nuclear scientists were targeted in the opening strikes. Iranian state media reports Commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps killed.

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