Israel has said it has assassinated Iran's security chief Ali Larijani who taunted Donald Trump on the streets of Tehran last Friday. The Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Basij forces, have joined the late Ayatollah Khamenei in the 'depths of hell' following targeted overnight airstrikes. The attack on Larijani comes four days after he marched alongside thousands of Iranians at a Quds Day rally in Tehran where he criticised Trump during a live interview. Meanwhile details have emerged of a tanker attacked near Fujairah port yesterday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said an unknown projectile caused minor structural damage with no injuries reported.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2026 13:44 UTC