chain of command
noun phrase
: a series of executive positions in order of authority
a military chain of command
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In connection with the Israeli air campaign, the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, has been operating on Iranian soil and targeting senior Iranian nuclear scientists and military officers in an attempt to shatter the Iranian military’s chain of command.
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
Nuclear facilities Israel launched its most recent attack against Iran last Friday with waves of coordinated airstrikes hitting nuclear sites and killing much of the country’s military chain of command, along with several nuclear scientists.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The Context Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran early Friday, local time, which decimated the regime's military chain of command, hit critical nuclear facilities and took out top Iranian nuclear scientists.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The strikes proved to be a devastating blow to Iran’s top military leadership and a demonstration of Israel’s intelligence infiltration, hitting senior members of Iran’s chain of command in their homes.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
Nuclear facilities Israel launched its most recent attack against Iran last Friday with waves of coordinated airstrikes hitting nuclear sites and killing much of the country’s military chain of command, along with several nuclear scientists.
—Bora Erden, New York Times, 18 June 2025
The Context Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran early Friday, local time, which decimated the regime's military chain of command, hit critical nuclear facilities and took out top Iranian nuclear scientists.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The strikes proved to be a devastating blow to Iran’s top military leadership and a demonstration of Israel’s intelligence infiltration, hitting senior members of Iran’s chain of command in their homes.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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“Chain of command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chain%20of%20command. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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