Israel’s Katz says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed, Tehran strikes Gulf neighbours

March 17, 2026 4:43 PM

Israel’s Katz says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed, Tehran strikes Gulf neighbours

Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday the Israeli military had killed Iran's security chief and the head of its Basij militia in airstrikes overnight, and Tehran kept up attacks against Gulf neighbours that have pushed up energy prices. Katz said in a statement he had been informed by the military that Iran's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed. Iranian state media published a handwritten note by Larijani commemorating Iranian sailors killed in a U.S. attack whose funeral was ex...

Israeli military strike targeted Iran’s security chief Larijani, fate unclear, officials say

March 17, 2026 3:35 PM

Israeli military strike targeted Iran’s security chief Larijani, fate unclear, officials say

Israel's military has targeted Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, four Israeli officials said, adding that it was not immediately clear whether he was killed or injured. Larijani was one of the targets of strikes carried out by the Israeli military last night across Iran, the officials told Reuters. Iran has not yet commented on the report. If his death is confirmed, he would be the most senior Iranian official to be killed after the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died on the fir...