Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's National Security Council, has been killed as a result of an air strike by the Israeli Air Force. According to Operative Information Center-OMM, citing Israeli media, this was announced by the country's Defense Minister Israel Katz.
"The Chief of General Staff informed me that Larijani, the Secretary of the National Security Council, and the head of the Basij have been killed," media outlets quoted Katz as saying. The statement highlights a significant escalation in regional tensions following targeted operations by Israeli forces against high-ranking Iranian officials.
Ali Larijani is a prominent Iranian politician who previously served as the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) for twelve years and has held various high-level positions within the Iranian government, including serving as a representative of the Supreme Leader. The Basij, also mentioned in the report, is a paramilitary volunteer militia established in Iran in 1979, which operates under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and plays a key role in the country's internal security and social control.
