Israe’s Katz: Iran’s top security official Larijani killed

2026-03-17 - 10:05

Shafaq News- Middle East Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was killed in an overnight strike targeting senior Iranian officials, though Iranian authorities had not confirmed the claim as of publication. Katz told reporters that Larijani was “eliminated overnight,” along with a Basij commander, adding that they had “joined” other senior Iranian figures killed in the ongoing campaign. Israeli military chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said “significant elimination achievements” were recorded overnight, which appeared to reference the same operation. There was no immediate confirmation from Iranian state media or officials regarding Larijani’s fate. Larijani, a veteran power broker and one of Iran’s most influential security figures, served as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and was widely seen as a close ally of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.