Reuters reported that the IDF has no plans for a ground invasion of Iran.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is not considering using ground forces for a ground invasion of Iran. This was reported on March 1 by the Reuters news agency, citing IDF Colonel Nadav Shoshani.

"When asked whether Israel is considering the possibility of deploying ground troops in Iran, Shoshani said that this is not being considered, despite the fact that US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the Iranians to take advantage of a rare opportunity to overthrow their leaders," the article says.

According to him, there are still military targets in Iran that Israel can strike.

"We have the capabilities and goals to continue working as long as it takes," Shoshani added.

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Earlier in the day, the IDF reported that 40 Iranian commanders had been killed in one minute. In addition, as noted, as a result of the Israeli army strikes, most of the air defense system in the west and central part of Iran was allegedly destroyed.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Iran. US President Donald Trump called it the goal of "protecting the American people." Israel and the United States have carried out numerous attacks on military and civilian targets in Iran, including a school in the city of Minab.

In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4 and attacked American military bases in the Middle East, as well as Israeli cities. The UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and other Persian Gulf countries were affected by the Iranian attacks.

Later, on March 1, it became known that the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed as a result of Israeli attacks. The Iranian government has declared national mourning. An interim governing council has been established in the country. Iranian President Masoud Peseshkian has vowed to avenge Khamenei's death. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences over the death of the Iranian leader and condemned the assassination.

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