Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has claimed that Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, was killed in a wave of air strikes on Tehran that also took the lives of other senior Iranian officials.
Iranian authorities have confirmed that the country's powerful security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed, the highest profile official to die since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed on the first day US and Israeli air strikes on February 28.
Israeli forces killed senior Iranian official Ali Larijani and IRGC-Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in overnight airstrikes inside Iran, Israel’s defense minister and military said on Tuesday, as Tehran has yet to confirm the deaths.
Ali Larijani last seen walking in Tehran rally days before reported death Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani, whom Israel claims was killed in strikes on Tehran, appeared publicly just days earlier at the annual al-Quds Day rally in the Iranian capital. Footage from Friday showed Larijani marching through central Tehran alongside other senior officials and crowds marking the annual pro-Palestine demonstration. Speaking to Iranian state media during the event, Larijani dismissed the bombing that struck during the rally as a sign of weakness.
As dusk falls across Iran on Tuesday, bonfires, fireworks and street gatherings are expected to mark Charshanbeh Suri, an ancient fire festival that has also become a public act of defiance, this year unfolding under war, heavy security and fears of bloodshed.
If confirmed, death would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed since Ali Khamenei on first day of war Middle East crisis – live updates Israel says it has killed the Iranian national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if confirmed would make him the most senior Iranian figure to die in the war since the supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on its first day. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said a separate strike killed the Basij paramilitary force commander, Gholamreza Soleimani, along with other senior Basij figures. Continue reading...
Israeli shelling in south Lebanon kills two as bombardment continues Lebanon’s National News Agency reports ongoing Israeli artillery shelling targeting the southern towns of Zibqin and Jabal al-Batoum. A separate Israeli air raid on the town of Jmeijmeh killed two people the report added.
Ali Larijani attacked Americas 'Epstein class' in recent posts Last week Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, accused figures linked to Epstein’s network of plotting to provoke a global crisis and blame Tehran. Posting on X, Larijani said: “I’ve heard that the remaining members of Epstein’s network have devised a conspiracy to create an incident similar to 9/11 and blame Iran for it. "Iran fundamentally opposes such terrorist schemes and has no war with the American people.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A number of unofficial Hebrew sources have reported argument and dispute between US President Donald Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff and also his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Larijani releases handwritten message honouring Iranian navy sailors killed by US Iran’s Ali Larijani has released a handwritten message on X commemorating Iranian navy sailors killed by the United States earlier this month. “On the occasion of the funeral ceremony for the valiant martyrs of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy…” The post makes no mention of Israeli claims about his reported death. به مناسبت مراسم تشییع سلحشوران نیروی دریایی ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران: یاد آنان همواره در قلب ملت ایران خواهد بود و این شهادتها بنیان ارتش جمهوری اسلامی را برای سالها در ساختار نیروهای مسلح استوار مینماید.
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 17 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has addressed recent warnings from Tehran, stating that the nation remains undeterred by the 'Iranian regime's threats to Ukraine over our support for the Gulf countries'. In a statement shared via social media, Zelenskyy dismissed the rhetoric as a recurring theme in regional diplomacy. 'This is nothing new.
Tel Aviv [Israel], March 17 (ANI): Israeli media outlets reported on Tuesday, citing officials, that Ali Larijani, Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, was targetted in an airstrike in Iran overnight. The Times of Israel reported, citing officials, that it remains unclear if Larijani was killed or injured in the strike.
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday lauded India's growth in global trade, despite the difficulties caused by the ongoing West Asia conflict.
The fight over Iran’s next leader pitted the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps against moderates. The generals won, but only over spirited resistance.
The German chancellor has expressed doubt the US-Israeli military operation will bring about regime change German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war.
The German chancellor has expressed doubt the US-Israeli military operation will bring about regime change German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that bombing Iran will not help bring about regime change, criticizing the US for lacking an exit strategy in the war. Merz initially <a href="https://www. rt.