Tel Aviv, March 17 (ANI): Israeli media, citing officials, reported that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was targeted in an overnight airstrike in Iran. The Times of Israel said it remains unclear whether Larijani was killed or injured.
The report also said a recent Israeli strike targeted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri and other senior figures in the group, according to defence sources. Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir reportedly confirmed details, saying an assessment recorded “significant elimination achievements” overnight with potential impact on the campaign and IDF missions—an apparent reference to the strike on Larijani.
Zamir said senior operatives tied to terrorist activity from Gaza and the West Bank were hiding in a Tehran safe house when they were struck. The IDF announced a series of targeted strikes against “Iranian regime infrastructure in different areas across Iran.”
In a post on X, the IDF said dozens of munitions were dropped on command centres in Tehran and that UAV, ballistic missile, and air-defence storage sites were struck. A map posted with the message marked strikes in Tehran, Shiraz, and Tabriz. The IDF said in Shiraz it struck an internal security forces command centre and a ballistic missile site, and that air-defence systems were dismantled in the northwest, expanding aerial superiority and protecting Israel.
Earlier, Larijani told the Muslim world Iran remains “steadfast” against the US and Israel, saying Iran cannot stand idly by while US bases exist in neighbouring countries. He framed the confrontation as between America and Israel on one side and Iran and resistance forces on the other, called for Muslim unity, and denied Iran seeks regional hegemony. (ANI)
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