Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Tuesday the assassination of Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani in an Israeli airstrike.
Tehran has not confirmed the assassination, while Larijani’s message praising the Iranian sailors who were killed in an American attack and whose funeral is expected to be held today.
Earlier on Tuesday, Hebrew media reported that Israel had targeted Larijani the previous night.
The newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth” reported that Ali Larijani was one of the targets of the Israeli raids on Iran last night.
The official Hebrew Broadcasting Authority described him as the “highest figure” in Iran after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the Israeli-American aggression against Iran.
The official Hebrew Broadcasting Authority considered Larijani the “most powerful figure” in Iran after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Larijani, the former nuclear negotiator and close ally of Khamenei, was seen in Tehran on Friday participating in Quds Day marches.
Later that day, the United States offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including Larijani, on a list of 10 individuals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Multiple Israeli media outlets reported that the strikes also targeted Gholam Reza Soleimani, commander of the Basij militia, along with other prominent Basij figures. The results of the strikes are still being assessed.
