Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, killed in airstrike, Israel says

If confirmed, death would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed since Ali Khamenei on first day of war

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Israel says it has killed the Iranian national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if confirmed would make him the most senior Iranian figure to die in the war since the supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on its first day.

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said a separate strike killed the Basij paramilitary force commander, Gholamreza Soleimani, along with other senior Basij figures.