On 17 March 2026, Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. His death occurred as part of the 2026 Iran war, which began on 28 February with airstrikes on various Iranian targets by the United States and Israel. Larijani was the top target and most senior official to be killed after the assassination of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
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