Iran's top security chief and Basij commander killed
Israel announced on Tuesday that its overnight airstrikes eliminated Ali Larijani, the country's former head of national intelligence services (Melli Intelligence), Gholam Reza Soleimani. This development marks a significant blow to Tehran leadership as both individuals were confirmed dead by multiple news outlets reporting directly from Israeli sources and international media coverage including Scrippsnews Wsvn Huffingtonpostfr Lagaceta.comar RSSlibertaddigitalcom Rss Libertad Digital Newsmondoit WSVN AP Reuters AFP CNN BBC.
Key Points
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1Israel announced that overnight airstrikes killed two senior Iranian officials, including former top security official Ali Larijani and General Gholam Reza Soleimani.
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2The strikes are described as a significant blow to Tehran's leadership by Israel Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday (March 17).
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3Following the announcement of these deaths in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani issued an order for retaliatory missile attacks against Gulf Arab neighbors and Israeli interests.
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Israel confirmed that Ali Larijani and General Gholam Reza Soleimani were killed in overnight strikes on Iran. In response to these attacks alongside other missile salvos, Tehran fired new missiles at its Gulf Arab neighbors while Israel reported additional incoming threats across the region.
Israeli Defense Minister Yair Katz stated that two top Iranian officials—Ali Larijani and General Gholam Reza Soleimani were killed overnight during a wave of strikes across Tehran. In response to the attacks on his capital's airspace which resulted in one death, Iran fired additional missiles at its Gulf neighbors while Israel targeted Hezbollah militants as well.