Iran’s Ali Larijani, Basij paramilitary head eliminated in Tehran strike: Israel

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced that Ali Larijani, Iran's national security chief, and General Gholam Reza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary force, were "eliminated" in a Tehran strike. Katz stated he was informed of the event by the Chief of Staff. The alleged killings follow a previous strike that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February. Iranian state media acknowledged Larijani's existence through a published note, but there was no official comment from Tehran regarding Katz's statement. Larijani, a former parliamentary speaker and advisor, was a key figure in Iranian politics and nuclear strategy. Soleimani headed the Basij, a major Iranian paramilitary organization.

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Iranian state media published a handwritten note by Larijani.

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Larijani was Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Ali Larijani was “eliminated last night”, along with General Gholam Reza Soleimani.

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Soleimani was the head of the Basij – Iran’s central repression apparatus.

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The February 28 strike killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel-katz" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="4249" data-entity-type="person">Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran’s powerful national security chief Ali Larijani was “eliminated last night”, along with the commander of Tehran’s Basij paramilitary force, General Gholam Reza Soleimani.“I have just been updated by the Chief of Staff that Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and the head of the Basij – Iran’s central repression apparatus – [Soleimani], were eliminated last night,” Katz said in a statement released by his ministry.Iranian state media published a handwritten note by Larijani commemorating Iranian sailors killed in a US attack, but there was no immediate comment by Tehran on Katz’s remarks.The killings again strip away top leaders from the Iranian theocracy after the February 28 strike that killed 86-year-old supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Gholamreza Soleimani attends a gathering during Basij Week in Tehran on November 24, 2019. Photo: AFPLarijani hails from one of Iran’s most famous political families. A former parliamentary speaker and senior policy adviser, he was appointed to advise the late Khamenei on strategy in nuclear talks with Donald Trump’s administration.

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