Following Defense Minister Israel Katz, the IDF also confirms that top Iranian official Ali Larijani was killed in an airstrike in Iran overnight, APA reports, citing The Times of Israel.
Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, was targeted by the Israeli Air Force in the capital Tehran.
The military says that Larijani “served as the de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime,” following the killing of the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
“For years, Larijani was considered one of the most senior and veteran figures in the leadership of the Iranian terror regime and was close to the regime’s leader, Ali Khamenei,” the IDF says.
It says that after Khamenei’s killing in the opening strikes of the war on February 28, “Larijani established his position as the de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime and led the fighting against the State of Israel and countries in the region.”
“As part of his role, Larijani led the political-security coordination of the Iranian terror regime and was involved in directing its international activity,” the statement continues.
The military also says that during the wave of protests in Iran earlier this year, “Larijani led enforcement and violent suppression actions and even personally oversaw the massacre carried out against Iranian demonstrators.”
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Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been killed, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, APA reports.
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Israel targeted top Iranian official Ali Larijani in an airstrike in Iran overnight, according to Israeli officials, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
It is unclear if Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, was killed or injured in the strike, the officials say.
Meanwhile, another recent Israeli airstrike in Iran targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri and other top officials in the terror group, according to defense sources.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir appears to confirm the details. During an assessment this morning, Zamir says that “significant elimination achievements were also recorded overnight, with the potential to impact the campaign’s achievements and the IDF’s missions” — in an apparent reference to the strike targeting Larijani.
“This is in addition to eliminations carried out in recent days in Iran against external elements, also linked to the Palestinian arena,” Zamir says, referring to the Islamic Jihad officials.
He says that the “senior operatives involved in terrorist activity from Gaza and from Judea and Samaria (West Bank)” were hiding in a safe house in Tehran when they were struck.
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