{"id":17535,"date":"2026-03-19T09:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-death-of-irans-top-security-official-ali-larijani\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:28:08","slug":"what-to-know-about-death-of-irans-top-security-official-ali-larijani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/what-to-know-about-death-of-irans-top-security-official-ali-larijani\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about death of Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This file picture shows Ali Larijani, senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, delivering a speech in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 15, 2024.(Str\/Xinhua)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CAIRO, March 18 (Xinhua) — Iran on Tuesday confirmed that Ali Larijani, secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, had been killed in an Israeli attack.<\/span><\/p>\n

As Iran’s top security official, Larijani’s killing represents a major loss for Iran’s leadership and has sparked more intense retaliatory attacks from Tehran on Israeli and U.S. targets. Here is what you need to know about Larijani’s death:<\/span><\/p>\n

WHO WAS LARIJANI?<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in 1958, Larijani served as a senior official in Iran for several decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

After Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, he joined the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) in the early 1980s, before transitioning to government, serving as Culture Minister between 1994 and 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the early stages of Iran’s nuclear crisis, Larijani, who once served as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, played a key role in the process that ultimately led to a nuclear agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2008, Larijani ran for a seat in the Iranian parliament and was elected speaker, a position he held until 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Larijani tried to run for president in 2021 and again in 2024, but on both occasions, the Constitutional Council disqualified him.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2025, following the 12-day war between Israel, the United States and Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian appointed Larijani as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.<\/span><\/p>\n

This photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows destroyed buildings at a residential area in Tehran, Iran. (Xinhua\/Shadati)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

HOW DID LARIJANI DIE?<\/span><\/p>\n

Since Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike in February, Larijani had played a key role in Iran’s national affairs, frequently issuing tough statements in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said that it carried out precision airstrikes in Tehran, killing Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Basij volunteer force, and Larijani.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said later on Tuesday that Israel had killed Larijani, adding, “There are many more surprises.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Late Tuesday night, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that its secretary, Larijani, had been killed.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement, the council said Larijani died early Tuesday alongside his son Morteza Larijani, deputy for security affairs at the council’s secretariat Alireza Bayat, and several others.<\/span><\/p>\n

The council praised Larijani’s long service to Iran’s development and called for national unity in the face of external threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

People attend a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua\/Shadati)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

REACTIONS TO LARIJANI’S DEATH<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei offered his condolences on Wednesday over the death of Larijani, while hinting at retaliation.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement on social media, he condemned the “assassination,” stating that those responsible would inevitably “pay the price for their crimes.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Israel’s killing of Larijani will not deal a fatal blow to Iran’s leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I do not know why the Americans and the Israelis still have not understood this point: The Islamic Republic of Iran has a strong political structure with established political, economic, and social institutions,” Araghchi said. “The presence or absence of a single individual does not affect this structure.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia on Wednesday condemned the killing of Larijani. “We certainly condemn actions intended to harm health or, even more so, to kill representatives of the leadership of a sovereign and independent Iran, as well as other countries. We condemn such actions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a daily briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hamas on Wednesday also condemned the “treacherous” Israeli strike on Tehran that killed Larijani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Praising Larijani’s support for the Palestinian cause, the group extended condolences to Iran’s leadership and people, calling the attack a “flagrant aggression” against Iran.  <\/span>■<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What to know about death of Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani?<\/div>\n

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This file picture shows Ali Larijani, senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, delivering a speech in Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 15, 2024.(Str\/Xinhua) CAIRO, March 18 (Xinhua) — Iran on Tuesday confirmed that Ali Larijani, secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, had been killed in an Israeli attack. As Iran’s top security…<\/p>\n

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