(Photo: AFP)TEHRAN - Israel said on Tuesday that it had killed Iran’s powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic as fresh strikes rocked the Middle East from Tehran to Baghdad. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Larijani was “eliminated last night”, although this has not been confirmed by Iran. Earlier on Tuesday, Israel’s military said Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed Monday in a strike on Tehran. Hundreds of people have been killed and millions have been displaced because of the war, notably in Lebanon and Iran. A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday, while a strike killed four people at a house reportedly hosting Iranian advisers, security officials said.

Source: Bangkok Post March 17, 2026 15:36 UTC