Israel Claims Killing of Top Iranian Security Official Ali Larijani in Strike

Israeli authorities also claimed that Gholam Reza Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guard’s Basij force, was killed in the same operation. Tehran has not yet confirmed the deaths.

If verified, the strike would remove another key figure from Iran’s leadership following earlier coordinated attacks that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Ali Larijani, a former parliament speaker and secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was considered a close ally of Khamenei and a central figure in Iran’s wartime decision-making. He had recently appeared in public during Quds Day rallies.

The reported killings signal a continued intensification of targeted strikes against Iran’s top leadership, raising further concerns about escalation and regional instability.