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Tel Aviv - Nazir Magally

Israel revealed on Friday that it had the opportunity to assassinate commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Qassem Soleimani eleven years ago, but was barred by the United States.

Security sources in Tel Aviv said that Soleimani was on a list of assassination targets. In February 2008, it was presented with the opportunity to kill him when it assassinated notorious Hezbollah operative Imad Mughnieh in Damascus.

Soleimani had driven Mughnieh to the vehicle that was rigged with explosives that took his life.

The sources revealed that the American administration at the time was a full partner in the plot. When the Israelis realized that Soleimani may also be taken out in the attack, they opted to kill him from the air. The Americans, however, interceded and prevented them from carrying out the operation.

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