Ali Larijan was widely believed to be running Iran after the death of former Supreme Leader of Iran is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The man believed to have been running Iran since the death of the former supreme leader has been killed in an Israeli strike, according to reports.
One of Iran’s top security officials Ali Larijani, 67, was killed in an Israeli strike, Iranian authorities confirmed Tuesday. Israel said earlier in the day that it had killed Larijani, but it was several hours before Iran confirmed his death.
He was widely believed to be running Iran after the death of following the killing of former Supreme Leader of Iran is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The United States and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran on February 28, targeting several key sites. Iran responded by hitting targets across the Middle East and plunging the region into conflict.
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Larijani had been appointed to advise Supreme Leader Khamenei on strategy in nuclear talks with the Trump administration and travelled to Oman to meet with mediators just two weeks before the war began.
He was not eligible to become supreme leader after Khamenei’s death because he is not a Shiite cleric, but was widely expected to serve as a top adviser, and many believed he was running the country US-Israeli strikes have driven Iran’s leadership underground.
The Supreme National Security Council said his son Morteza Larijani was also killed.
US President Donald Trump last week threatened to attack Iran “TWENTY TIMES HARDER” if Tehran stopped oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Larijani responded on X: “The sacrificial nation of Iran doesn’t fear your empty threats. Even those bigger than you couldn’t eliminate Iran.”
“Be careful not to get eliminated yourself.”
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