The Iranian government has officially confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and a key architect of the country’s regional strategy.
The confirmation, issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), states that Larijani was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike that struck his daughter’s residence in Pardis, northeast of Tehran.
The strike also claimed the lives of his son, Morteza Larijani, and Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, the high-ranking commander of the Basij paramilitary force.
In immediate retaliation for the assassination, Iran launched a massive barrage of over 100 missiles toward the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv.
The IRGC claimed that these strikes, which reportedly utilized advanced cluster warheads designed to saturate and bypass air defense systems, successfully hit several military and security targets. While Iranian officials hailed the operation as a collapse of Israel’s “Iron Dome,” Israeli emergency services reported that the attack resulted in the deaths of at least two civilians due to falling shrapnel in the Ramat Gan area.
The death of Larijani is seen as a staggering blow to the Iranian leadership, particularly following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei late last month. Larijani was a rare “ultimate insider” who bridged the gap between hardline military factions and diplomatic circles, effectively managing the country’s day-to-day wartime operations. His removal from the front lines leaves a significant power vacuum as the conflict between the U.S.-Israeli coalition and Iran enters a more volatile and unpredictable phase.
As the nation enters a period of mourning, intense deliberations have begun in Tehran regarding a successor. Several prominent figures have emerged as potential leaders, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and former interior minister Ahmad Vahidi.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military has signaled that its campaign is far from over, vowing to continue targeting the “axis of evil” until the current regime’s command structure is fully dismantled.
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