Israel says it killed two Iranian security officialsAP, DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesIsrael yesterday said that it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major blow to the nation’s leadership. Tehran defiantly fired new salvos of missiles and drones at its Persian Gulf neighbors and Israel in a war that showed no signs of abating. Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and General Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force, were “eliminated last night,” Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said. An Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a smoke plume rises from a fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Monday. An Iranian official defiantly said Tehran had no intention of relinquishing its tight grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil.

Source: Taipei Times March 17, 2026 16:18 UTC