Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran has officially confirmed the death of its top security chief, Ali Larijani. His demise marks the killing of the most senior Iranian official by Israel since the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the outset of the conflict. Tehran had previously dismissed reports of Larijani's death, even releasing a handwritten letter to Iranian troops after Israel asserted he had been killed in an IDF strike.It follows the death of Basij force head Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, which was confirmed earlier on Tuesday. Both men were key to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests in January that challenged the theocracy’s 47-year rule. The killings would strip Iran of important leaders during a war that presents that greatest test for the Islamic Republic in recent decades.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Iran confirms death of its top security chief following Israel attack
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran has officially confirmed the death of its top security chief, Ali Larijani. His demise marks the killing of the most senior Iranian official by Israel since the assassination of supreme leader Ali Khamenei at the outset of the conflict. Tehran had previously dismissed reports of Larijani's death, even releasing a handwritten letter to Iranian troops after Israel asserted he had been killed in an IDF strike.It follows the death of Basij force head Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, which was confirmed earlier on Tuesday. Both men were key to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests in January that challenged the theocracy’s 47-year rule. The killings would strip Iran of important leaders during a war that presents that greatest test for the Islamic Republic in recent decades.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
