The Israel Defense Forces said it killed a commander of the Quds Force’s Weapons Transfer Unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in a strike in western Iran.
Behnam Shahriyari “was responsible for all weapons transfers from the Iranian regime to its proxies across the Middle East in order to directly advance the Iranian regime’s plan to destroy Israel,” the IDF said.
“Shahriyari also commanded the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars annually to various terrorist organizations,” it continued. “Furthermore, he led the extensive effort to finance and arm these terrorist organizations—an effort that has resulted in the deaths and injuries of many Israeli civilians and soldiers.”
He was killed while traveling in western Iran, the IDF said.
“His elimination represents a severe blow to the ability of the terrorist organizations surrounding Israel to regroup and strengthen after being heavily damaged by the IDF during the war,” the IDF said.
