Members of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s deliberative body were hit with an airstrike as they convened to decide who would lead the bombarded country.

The Israeli Air Force struck the Assembly of Experts building in the city of Qom on Tuesday, with Israeli media claiming it chose to attack while the body was meeting to decide the next supreme leader of Iran.

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