US EditionIran confirms security chief Ali Larijani killed, Iranian media reports
Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security adviser believed to be running the country, was killed in an Israeli air strike along with his son, escalating regional conflict.
- On Tuesday, Iranian authorities confirmed Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in an Israeli strike and he was 67.
- Following strikes late last month, Ali Larijani, former parliament speaker and head of the Supreme National Security Council, was widely believed to be running the country.
- Born into a prominent political family, Larijani authored at least six philosophy books, including three on Kant, and served as culture minister. The Supreme National Security Council said his son Morteza Larijani was also killed.
- Confirmation came hours after Israel's claim, with Israel Katz saying he was 'in the depths of hell', and the conflict produced at least one White House resignation.
- Larijani was ineligible to become supreme leader because he was not a Shiite cleric; he faced U.S. sanctions for repressing January protests and traveled to Oman advising Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two weeks before the war.
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As Iran’s leading national security official and de facto leader, Ali Larijani had established himself as the key architect of the country’s military and diplomatic strategy since the beginning of the conflict with the United States and Israel. On Tuesday, Israel said he had killed him in an attack, a measure that experts warned could prolong the fighting. At 67 years old, Larijani had become a visible emblem of the regime and its continuity. He…
Israel had announced earlier Tuesday that it had killed this Iranian leader in a strike. Ali Larijani "gave the sweet grace of martyrdom," said the Council in a statement, adding that another of its officials, along with Ali Larijani's son and several bodyguards had also been killed "at dawn".
In the midst of the Middle East war, Iran confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council following an air strike in Tehran.The news came after Israel claimed to have killed Ali Larijani, today former secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.Who was Ali Larijani?Ali Larijani was an ex-military and senior Iranian security officer who was born on June 3, 1958 in Nayaf; he was the secretary …
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