Israel’s Defence Minister Katz said on Monday that secretary of Iran’s National Security Council Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli airstrike last night. The IDF confirmed targeting Larijani. Earlier, Israeli media reported that the army carried out a series of overnight airstrikes in Iran, targeting senior political and militant figures, including high-ranking official Ali Larijani. Larijani, who serves as secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, had been a key power figure following the death of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei earlier in the conflict. Previously considered one of Khamenei’s closest allies, he emerged as an influential figure within Iran’s leadership after the outbreak of the war. Tehran has not yet issued any confirmation or denial regarding Larijani’s fate. However, his absence from public view over the past 24 hours and his failure to attend key National Security Council meetings have raised suspicions. Satellite images show several deep craters around a residence in northern Tehran believed to have been used by Larijani, with buildings reportedly completely collapsed. Larijani had risen in influence following the death of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei earlier in the conflict and was widely seen as a key figure in maintaining internal stability and directing strategic decisions. Since the start of the war on February 28 Israel, jointly with the United States, has carried out a series of highly targeted strikes inside Iran aimed at eliminating the country’s top political, military, and security leadership. The most significant and unprecedented of these was the killing of Ali Khamenei, in a coordinated airstrike in Tehran on the first day of the conflict. Iran and the United States launched joint Epic Fury military operation against Iran on February 28, targeting the country’s military, nuclear facilities, and senior officials. Hundreds of people have lost their lives in their air strikes across Iran. Iran responded immediately with waves of unprecedented missile and drone attacks directed at Israel, US military bases, and allied countries across the Middle East. These strikes have reached multiple countries, including Bahrain, Jordan, and Oman, and have targeted both military facilities and energy infrastructure. The conflict has therefore expanded beyond a bilateral confrontation into a broader regional war affecting much of the Gulf.
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Israel's Defense Minister Katz said on Monday that Secretary of Iran's National Security Council
Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli airstrike last night. The IDF confirmed targeting Larijani.
Earlier, Israeli media reported that the army carried out a series of overnight airstrikes
in Iran, targeting senior political and militant figures, including high-ranking
Larijani, who serves as Secretary of Iran's National Security Council,
had been a key power figure following the death of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
earlier in the conflict. Previously considered one of Khamenei's closest allies,
he emerged as an influential figure within Iran's leadership after the outbreak of the war.
Tehran has not yet issued any confirmation or denial regarding Larijani's fate.
However, his absence from public view over the past 24 hours
and his failure to attend key National Security Council meetings have raised suspicions.
Satellite images show several deep craters around a residence in northern Tehran
believed to have been used by Larijani, with buildings reportedly completely collapsed.
Larijani had risen in influence following the death of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
and was widely seen as a key figure in maintaining internal stability
and directing strategic decisions. Since the start of the war on February 28,
Israel, jointly with the United States, has carried out a series of highly targeted strikes
inside Iran aimed at eliminating the country's top political, military, and security leadership.
The most significant and unprecedented of these strikes was the killing of Ali Khamenei
in a coordinated airstrike in Tehran on the first day of the conflict.
Iran and the United States launched joint Epic Fury military operation against Iran on February 28,
targeting the country's military, nuclear facilities, and senior officials.
Hundreds of people have lost their lives in the airstrikes across Iran.
Iran responded immediately with waves of unprecedented missile and drone attacks
directed at Israel, U.S. military bases, and allied countries across the Middle East.
These strikes have reached multiple countries, including Bahrain, Jordan, and Oman,
and have targeted both military facilities and energy infrastructure.
The conflict has therefore expanded beyond a bilateral confrontation
into a broader regional war affecting much of the Gulf.
On March 16, following another attack by Iranian drones on the city of Dubai in the United Arab
Emirates, a fire that broke out in fuel storage tanks near the international airport could not
be brought under control. Videos shared on social media by local residents show the intense blaze
from close range. As seen in the footage, the fire has spread across a large area,
and sounds of explosions can be heard at the site.
It should be noted that after the United States and Israel launched a military operation against
Iran on February 28, Iran began targeting neighboring countries, including the United
Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. As a result, oil facilities, airports,
and civilian infrastructure in these countries have been struck by missiles and drones.
Iranian drones have carried out another attack on the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates,
causing an explosion and a fire near the international airport.
Authorities of the Emirate of Dubai reported the incident. According to the information,
the attack caused a fire in one of the fuel storage tanks located near the airport.
No casualties have been reported. Flights at the airport were temporarily suspended
immediately after the attack but were gradually resumed shortly afterward.
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense stated that air defense systems were activated
to neutralize the Iranian drones. In addition, Iranian drones also attacked the port of Fujairah,
where a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex located near the port.
It should be noted that after the United States and Israel launched a military operation against
Iran on Feb. 28, Iran began targeting neighboring countries, including the United Arab Emirates,
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. As a result, oil facilities, airports,
and civilian infrastructure in these countries have been struck by missiles and drones.
Videos circulating on social media purported to show the Iranian Space Research Center in
Tehran destroyed and set ablaze and thick smoke rising from Hamadan's cyber police building.
According to Associated Press the strikes on Sunday happened as Iran said U.S. and
Israeli strikes damaged about 43,000 residential and commercial units.
Iran hasn't provided any information about military losses and damage.
The war has killed at least 1,300 people in Iran, at least 850 in Lebanon and 12 in Israel,
according to officials in those countries. At least 13 U.S. military members have been killed,
including six in a plane crash in Iraq last week.
More than 800,000 people—nearly one out of every seven residents of Lebanon—have been displaced.
Fears of a global energy crisis persisted, even as a small number of ships passed through the
Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil is usually transported.
