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May 23, 2022

Quds Force Colonel Assassinated in Tehran
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In Iran, a colonel in the elite Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps was shot dead in Tehran while he sat in his car outside his
home. No one has claimed responsibility. Iran has blamed Israel for
several past assassinations. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed to
take revenge.


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