Israel Targets Iran's Security Chief Ali Larijani: Status Unclear Israeli media reported that Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, was among those struck in overnight attacks on Iranian military targets. However, it remains unclear whether Larijani was killed or injured in the strike, according to the Times of Israel. Iran has not yet issued any official statement confirming or denying the reports. Larijani, who serves as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the country’s power structure. A former nuclear negotiator, he has long been a key player in Iran’s strategic decisions. If his death is confirmed, he would be the highest-ranking Iranian official to be killed since the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who passed away at the start of the conflict. Larijani was a close ally of Khamenei and played a central role in shaping Iran’s security policies. The strike reportedly targeted other senior figures as well, including Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij Resistance Force, and other high-ranking Basij officials. However, Iran has not yet acknowledged the casualties, and the full impact of the attacks is still under assessment. In a separate development, Iran’s state media, Press TV, released a statement attributed to Larijani, in which he criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. The statement referenced a historical claim made by the former Pahlavi regime’s prime minister during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, accusing Trump of dismissing the authenticity of large anti-American protests in Iran. Larijani called the U.S. actions a betrayal of the Iranian people and emphasized the country’s determination to resist foreign aggression.#iran #israel #ali_larijani #basij_resistance_force #press_tv
