Ali Larijani Killing Fuels Anxiety in Iran

MS NOW's Velshi: Iran's Larijani Only 'Became Hardline After We Pulled Out of the Nuclear Deal'

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “11th Hour,” MS NOW host Ali Velshi argued that recently killed Iranian official Ali Larijani “was very sort of Western-facing and someone America could deal with. He became hardline after we pulled out of the The post MS NOW’s Velshi: Iran’s Larijani Only ‘Became Hardline After We Pulled Out of the Nuclear Deal’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Ali Larijani, Iran’s “De Facto Ruler,” Eliminated in IAF Strike

A series of decisive Israeli airstrikes has systematically targeted the highest echelons of the Iranian terror regime’s apparatus, taking out the true power broker alongside Basij head. (March 18, 2026 / JNS) The Israeli Air Force conducted a series of overnight strikes on Monday in Tehran, eliminating Supreme National Council secretary Ali Larijani, who had taken control of the Islamic Republic following the Feb. 28 elimination of Supreme Leade…

Ali Larijani—Killing the Off-Ramp

From Khamenei to Larijani: the strategy of removing restraint. When Israel announced that Ali Larijani had been "eliminated," the Zionist commentariat tried to frame it the way it frames every assassination in this war: a clean tactical success, a "decapitation" of the enemy, a surgical move that supposedly brings "peace" closer. But Larijani was not a battlefield commander. He was, in many ways, the opposite of what the war-hungry camp wants to…

Iran war escalates with Larijani killing

The war is climbing the escalation ladder. The killing of veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani — seen by some as a potential, palatable negotiator — may have strengthened hardliners in Tehran (who were never weak or restrained to begin with). Attacks are intensifying across the region, including strikes on Gulf civilian and energy infrastructure, and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to almost all traffic.Tehran is showing it can inflict su…

Ali Larijani Killing Fuels Anxiety in Iran

“The news that Israel killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official and its de facto ruler during the war, immediately fueled anxiety among Iranians about the direction of the war and the country,” the New York Times report. “Israel, again, demonstrated it was a step ahead of Iran when it came to the security of its officials. Iranian officials have been under extra security protocols since the U.S.-Israeli strikes began more than t…

The Assassination of Larijani: Ashes Without a Phoenix Rising

Ali Rasouli argues that Larijani was an executor, not a strategist, and that his assassination matters less than the regime’s inability to imagine a credible end to the war. On Tuesday, 26 Esfand 1404 (March 17, 2026), an hour after Israel announced that it had targeted and assassinated Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and before Iran had yet confirmed the news, a user supportive of the Islamic Republic wrote …