Key Iranian Officials Killed In Strikes
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Key Iranian officials were killed in strikes overnight, according to the IDF.
Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani and Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani were killed in the strikes.
Top Iranian official Ali Larijani, and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani were both killed overnight, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Larijani was targeted in an Israeli strike, a senior Israeli Official told Fox News.
And multiple Basij figures were targeted in an effort involving the U.S. and Israel, according to a senior Israeli official.
“Over a dozen Basij officials were targeted in Iran last night in different strikes, including the head of the Basij forces Gholamreza Soleimani. This was a joint U.S. and Israeli effort,” the official noted. “A strike in Tehran targeted the Basij commander and around a dozen others, including the most senior figures in the Basij forces—people with a lot of blood on their hands.”
Ali Larijani was considered the “de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime.”
It was the biggest targeted killing since the killing of former Supreme Leader Khamenei.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani was targeted in the single most momentous targeted killing since the beginning of the war on February 28, three separate sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Larijani’s death was confirmed by Defense Minister Israel Katz shortly after.
The military referred to Larijani as “the de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime.”
The IDF said, “Throughout the years, Larijani was considered one of the most veteran and senior figures within the Iranian regime leadership, and was a close associate of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.”
🔴Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and the regime’s effective leader, has been eliminated.
Throughout the years, Larijani was considered one of the most veteran and senior figures within the Iranian regime leadership, and was a close associate… pic.twitter.com/kBIgSSGBm0
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 17, 2026
