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

Dubai: 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.