Israel says it killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani in air strike
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Israel claims to have killed top Iranian security official Ali Larijani and Basij force head Gholamreza Soleimani in recent air strikes near Tehran. The Israeli Defense Minister stated the men were "eliminated" and the IDF described Larijani as the de-facto leader of Iran following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in earlier strikes. These events are part of an ongoing war that has spread across the Middle East, triggered by initial Israeli and US strikes on February 28th and subsequent Iranian retaliation. Iranian authorities have not yet confirmed the deaths, but social media accounts attributed to Larijani posted a message after the alleged strike. The conflict has caused oil prices to surge due to disruptions in Gulf state production and exports.
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