Following the IDF confirmed elimination of senior Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq in an airstrike in southern Lebanon, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency published a photograph showing Daqduq alongside former Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. The image highlights Daqduq's long-standing ties to Iran's elite force.
At 23:37 Jerusalem, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency published a photograph of Ali Musa Daqduq, the senior Hezbollah commander whose elimination by the IDF in southern Lebanon was announced earlier, standing alongside former Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. The image, shared after the IDF's official confirmation, underscores Daqduq's deep operational ties to Iran's elite expeditionary force — ties that made him a target of both Israel and the United States.
As The Zioneer reported at 14:22 Jerusalem, the IDF confirmed Daqduq's death in a precision strike south of the Litani River. Daqduq was a veteran operative long wanted by the U.S. for his role in the 2007 murder of five American soldiers in Iraq. The Tasnim photo, published in the aftermath of the confirmation, appears intended to emphasize his historic connection to Soleimani and the Quds Force legacy.
The photograph's timing and source — a semi-official Iranian outlet — suggest an effort by Tehran to claim the figure and manage the narrative around the elimination. No additional operational details were provided by Tasnim. The IDF has not commented on the image.
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