US EditionIran confirms security chief Ali Larijani killed, Iranian media reports
Ali Larijani, a key figure in Iran's security and nuclear policy, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, escalating regional tensions and prompting retaliatory missile attacks.
- On Tuesday, Iranian authorities confirmed Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in an Israeli strike and he was 67.
- Following strikes late last month, Ali Larijani, former parliament speaker and head of the Supreme National Security Council, was widely believed to be running the country.
- Born into a prominent political family, Larijani authored at least six philosophy books, including three on Kant, and served as culture minister. The Supreme National Security Council said his son Morteza Larijani was also killed.
- Confirmation came hours after Israel's claim, with Israel Katz saying he was 'in the depths of hell', and the conflict produced at least one White House resignation.
- Larijani was ineligible to become supreme leader because he was not a Shiite cleric; he faced U.S. sanctions for repressing January protests and traveled to Oman advising Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two weeks before the war.
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