Israel says it destroyed plane used by Iran's late Supreme Leader Khamenei

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DUBAI, March 16 (Reuters) - The Israeli ​military said on ‌Monday it had destroyed a plane used ​by Iran’s late ​Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ⁠at Tehran’s Mehrabad ​airport overnight.

It said the ​aircraft had been used by senior Iranian officials ​and military figures ​to travel domestically and internationally ‌and ⁠coordinate with allied countries.

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Mehrabad is one of Tehran’s oldest airports, ​now ​serving ⁠domestic and regional flights. In addition ​to being ​the ⁠busiest civilian domestic airport, it is a ⁠dual-use ​facility housing ​air force assets.

Reporting by Jana ​Choukeir Editing by Ros Russell

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