WATCH: ‘Israel targeted me because I beat the hell out of their big boss,’ says senior official Ali Shamkhani

Thought to have been killed in an Israeli airstrike during the initial wave of Operation Rising Lion, Ali Shamkhani now uses a lung machine after being trapped under rubble for hours following the strike, and he applauded the Iranian people’s resolve during the war.

Khamenei’s National Security Advisor Admiral Ali Shamkhani Severely Injured in Israeli Strike: They Know Why They Targeted Me, But I can’t Tell You; “I’ve Beaten the Hell Out of Their Big Boss”; the Iranians Proved That They Support the Regime pic.twitter.com/SNyH7p0uzd

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