"if confirmed, Larijani would be the highest level assassination in the war since United States-Israeli strikes killed the former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and several members of his family on the first day of the war they launched on February 28."
"Larijani was last seen publicly on Friday, attending the al-Quds day rally in support of Palestinians in Tehran, along with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian. Larijani has been a political figure in the Iranian hierarchy for years, at one time leading the nation's nuclear negotiations with the West."
"The Israeli military claimed in a post on X Tuesday that it had killed the commander of the Basij unit, the internal security paramilitary militia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Guided by precise intelligence from Military Intelligence, the Air Force conducted a targeted strike yesterday in the heart of Tehran, eliminating Gholam Reza Soleimani, commander of the Basij unit over the past six years."
Israel's Defence Minister Katz has claimed that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, has been assassinated. If confirmed, this would represent the highest-level assassination since the conflict began on February 28, following U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and family members. Larijani, a prominent political figure who previously led Iran's nuclear negotiations and served as Parliament Speaker, was last publicly seen on Friday at a Tehran rally. Additionally, Israel's military claimed responsibility for a targeted strike in Tehran that killed Gholam Reza Soleimani, commander of the Basij paramilitary unit. Iran has not commented on either claim.
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