Iran has suffered a huge loss amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. During this Ali Larijani, one of Iran‘s most influential leaders, died in an airstrike on Tuesday (17 March 2026) morning. The attack took place at his daughter’s house in Pardis area near Tehran. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that Larijani was killed in the attack along with his son Morteza, security deputy Alireza Bayat and several bodyguards."text-align: justify;">According to the report, this attack took place late at night or early in the morning. Iran’s state media also reported that the attack was directly targeting his house. This attack is being considered one of the biggest attacks on Iran’s top leaders in the current war. Earlier, Israel Katz had claimed that Israel has eliminated many big Iranian leaders.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s big statement
Israel also said that it had killed Gholamreza Soleimani, who was the head of Iran’s paramilitary force Basij. Israeli military spokesman Effie Defrin said that they will also continue to target Iran’s new leadership, which also includes the name of Mojtaba Khamenei. Meanwhile Benjamin Netanyahu said that the purpose of these attacks is to weaken Iran’s leadership system. At the same time, amidst increasing tension with Donald Trump, Larijani had given a strong statement a few days ago. Ali Larijani remained at the center of Iranian politics for a long time. He was the Speaker of the Parliament from 2008 to 2020 and was also the head of the country’s Security Council. He also played a big role in Iran’s nuclear program and participated in negotiations with Western countries. He was considered to be in favor of strengthening relations with Russia and China.
Who was Larijani?
Larijani was born in the year 1958 in an influential family. His brothers Sadiq Larijani and Mohammad Javad Larijani have also held senior positions. His death is being considered a big blow to Iran’s leadership system, because he was at the center of power for many years.
