Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the head of Iran’s security structures, Ali Larijani, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, while there is still no official confirmation of this information from Tehran.
Larijani is considered one of the most influential Iranian politicians and security officials. During his career, he held a number of key positions, including the role of Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, and was an adviser to the Supreme Leader of Iran on strategic issues. He was considered close to the establishment and an important figure in decision-making in the field of national security.
Let’s recall that Israeli officials previously announced that during the night a precise air strike was carried out on the territory of Iran, where the target was high-ranking Iranian official Ali Larijani.
Meanwhile, another recent Israeli airstrike in Iran targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri and other senior officials of the organization, according to the Times of Israel.
The Chief of General Staff of the Israeli Army, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, indirectly confirmed these allegations. During this morning’s assessment of the situation, he stated that “significant results of eliminations were also recorded during the night, with the potential to affect the outcomes of the campaign and the IDF mission,” which was interpreted as a reference to the attack targeting Larijani.
“This comes in addition to the eliminations carried out in recent days in Iran against outside elements, also linked to the Palestinian area,” Zamir said, referring to Islamic Jihad officials.
He added that “senior operatives involved in terrorist activities from Gaza and the West Bank” were in a safe house in Tehran at the time of the attack, he writes. Klix.
