Israel and the US announced the death of Iran's 'de facto leader' Ali Larijani
The Israeli army eliminated the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani. This was reported by the press service of the IDF. Source: press service of the Israeli army. They clarified that Larijani died on March 17 as a result of a precise airstrike. After the death of Ali Khamenei, he was the de facto leader of Iran, the Israeli army noted. The information about Larijani's death was also confirmed by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. According to Channel 12, yesterday Israel received information that Larijani was to arrive at one of his safe houses in Tehran. 'He was there with his son - and was killed. There is no chance he survived this attack,' an Israeli media source said. Commenting on the news of Larijani's death, US President Donald Trump stated: 'Yesterday their top man was killed. He was responsible for killing protesters.' Iranian authorities have not yet commented on the information about Larijani's death. However, a message of condolence to the deceased Iranian sailors appeared on his social media today. The Israeli Defense Forces also reported that in another strike, the commander of the Basij paramilitary forces, Gholamreza Soleimani, was killed. He was in a militia tent camp. His deputy and other high-ranking Basij officials also died, according to the IDF. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the information about Soleimani's death.
