Ali Esmaelzadeh was a general in Iran’s military. His death has become the subject of international controversy.
Ali Esmaelzadeh Death Details
Conflicting Details Of Esmaelzadeh Death Surface. “The death of a senior Iranian military officer at his home in a Tehran suburb a week ago has fueled conflicting reports that he fell from a balcony, committed suicide or was killed. The officer, Col. Ali Esmaelzadeh, died about a week after another high-ranking officer in the same unit, Col. Sayad Khodayee, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Tehran. Their deaths come amid a new wave of heightened tensions between Iran and Israel, which for years have conducted a clandestine war of sabotage and targeted killings.” [Dnyuz]
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