Iran’s De Facto Leader Ali Larijani Eliminated in Israeli Strike
i24NEWS: Israeli Defense Minister “Katz confirms Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani eliminated in overnight strike.”
Iran’s de facto leader, Ali Larijani, has been eliminated in a strike, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in press briefing on Tuesday morning.
The senior-most Iranian leader, who recently threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump, was hiding in a Tehran safe house when the Israeli fighter jets struck, Israeli media reports suggest.
The news of Larijani’s elimination was met with public celebrations in Tehran, clips posted on social media show.
Ahead of the announcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a picture showing him “ordering the elimination of senior Iranian regime officials..”
🔴Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and the regime’s effective leader, has been eliminated.
Throughout the years, Larijani was considered one of the most veteran and senior figures within the Iranian regime leadership, and was a close associate… pic.twitter.com/kBIgSSGBm0
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) March 17, 2026
Israeli Defense Minister “confirms Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani eliminated in overnight strike,” Israeli TV channel i24NEWS reported.
The broadcaster continued:
Ali Larijani served as secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, a role he was appointed to in August 2025 by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
He also acted as the representative of former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the council and has been described in Iranian media as an adviser to Khamenei.
Defense Minister Israel Katz briefed by IDF Chief of Staff: "Larijani and the Basij commander were eliminated tonight and joined the head of the annihilation plan Khamenei and all the neutralized members of the axis of evil in the depths of hell.” pic.twitter.com/1UWp8ip1YH
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) March 17, 2026
With Iran’s new ‘Supreme Leader,’ Mojtaba Khamenei, failing to show up, Larijan was the one calling the shots in Tehran. For years, Larijani served as a senior aide to Khamenei and was widely regarded as his successor.
Mojtaba’s disappearance raises doubts about his whereabouts, with reports suggesting he was either severely wounded or killed in the Israeli airstrike that eliminated his father two weeks ago. Larijani’s killing creates the biggest leadership crisis in regime’s 47 year history.
Photo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering the elimination of senior Iranian regime officials. pic.twitter.com/av6rIqNOFt
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) March 17, 2026
The news comes exactly a week after Larijan, who also heads of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, boasted that he was not “afraid” of President Trump and threatened him with “elimination.”
The Israel Defense Forces, in a press statement, revealed the details of the operation that killed top regime leader:
The IDF announces that yesterday, March 17, 2026, the Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, and through the integration of unique operational capabilities, conducted a precise strike that eliminated Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iranian Supreme National Security Council, who operated as the de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime. The strike was conducted while he was located near Tehran.
Residents in Tehran’s Chitgar area were heard shouting in celebration after news of Ali Larijani’s reported killing spread on Tuesday, March 17, footage sent to Iran International shows. pic.twitter.com/RzEbeBoW1J
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 17, 2026
IRGC-Basij Forces chief, top brass killed in IDF strike
The Israeli Air Force also eliminated the chief and almost the entire top brass of Basij forces. The Islamic Guard’s Basij forces are charged with suppressing domestic opposition and have been responsible for massacreing tens of thousands of protesters to quell the recent uprising.
“The IDF confirms killing Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike in Iran overnight,” The Times of Israel reported. “In addition, the strike also killed the deputy commander of the Basij and other top officials in the paramilitary force, the IDF says.”
Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Basij domestic militia, has been killed in a strike. pic.twitter.com/WFsfwDG0yE
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 17, 2026
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Yep. The philosophy of ‘next man up’ is in overdrive.
Do not pass Go!
Do not collect 72 virgins!
Virgins? Male or female? Young or old? Diseased or healthy? Species? How many legs, two, four, more?
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He’s definitely not afraid now.
And the hits just keep on coming. How many Iranian government officials remain? If the Israelis and our military don’t stop soon, we’ll be down to the housekeeping and maintenance people by next week.
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Soon if we are lucky, many members of the Basij and others might defect to the opposition once an opposition figure emerges.
This is the new (and better) warfare. Kill the leaders instead of the troops and civilian population. The Europeans forbid this by treaty, of course.
It’s understandable the Europeans don’t want a war after what they went through thanks to the Kaiser, Hitler, and Moussolini, but here we are doing the work for them while the Eurosnobs sit back and criticise.
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boasted that he was not “afraid” of President Donald Trump and threatened him with “elimination.”
“They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”
BANG!
This is great but the one problem I see is will there be anyone left to actually surrender and who can command the guard to surrender?
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