Ali Larijani, senior advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, delivers a speech in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 15, 2024. (Str/Xinhua)Israel's defense minister says its military has killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in a strike. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says Ali Larijani was "one of the most veteran and senior figures within the Iranian regime leadership" after announcing the Iranian security chief had been killed in a strike. After Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the IDF says, Larijani "functioned as the leader of the Iranian regime" and led its combat against Israel and neighbouring countries. "The United States and Israel on one side and Muslim Iran and the forces of resistance on the other," he wrote.

Source: The Star March 17, 2026 13:45 UTC