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Iran confirms killing Secretary of the Supreme Council of National Security Lariyani by Israel

Since the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei in early March, Larijani was Iran's most important leader.

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Ali Lariyani, in a stock image. Photo: Europa Press

Iran has confirmed the news that Israel has advanced this morning.  Iranian Secretaryof the Supreme National Security Council Ali Lariyani was killedby the US and Israel in a bombing of Tehran yesterday.

In a statement released through the Mehr news agency, Pzeshkian has highlighted Lariyani's work over the past few years, which, in his words, has left the Islamic Republic  "several achievements" and added that his "martyrdom" is "a reward for his tireless effort" over all these years.

Likewise, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard  has confirmed the death of paramilitary force chiefGolamreza Soleimani Basij , who has also been reported dead in the Israeli Army attack on Tehran. 

Larijani was one of the most important Iranian authorities since the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in early March. 

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