ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari expressed condolences to Iran over the killing of its top national security official, Dr. Ali Ardeshir Larijani, in Israeli airstrikes, his office said on Wednesday, offering Islamabad’s support to help defuse regional tensions through dialogue. Larijani, a close confidant of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was one of the country’s most influential political figures, serving as nuclear negotiator and parliament speaker and playing a key role in the country’s political and security establishment.

Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.

The politician died due to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari expressed condolences to Iran over the killing of its top national security official, Dr. Ali Ardeshir Larijani, in Israeli airstrikes, his…

The Russian leader described Ali Larijani as a wise and forward-thinking politician whom he had met on many occasions