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Home / World / Who was Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official, killed in Israeli strike amid widening war A key Iranian power broker, Larijani played a central role amid escalating US and Israeli strikes AP Dubai, Updated At : 08:54 AM Mar 18, 2026 IST Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. Image

The FBI has increased to USD one million the reward money for tip-offs on fugitives on its Ten Most Wanted list that includes an Indian national on the run in an 11-year-old murder case and features for the first time a cybercriminal wanted for allegedly leading an international ATM jackpotting scheme. Addressing a press conference

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi's application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal concluded in the High Court in London, with claims that he faces a “real risk of torture” during interrogations by the investigating agencies in India. Lord Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay, presiding over the appeal at the Royal Courts of

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 18 (ANI): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah bin Zayed strongly condemned Iranian attacks on the UAE and extended his condolences to the families of people who lost their lives. In his statement shared by the UAE Foreign Ministry, it was noted that the victims were from Palestine, Pakistan

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18 (ANI): The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has announced the completion of a "wide-scale airstrike in Tehran," confirming that "command centres of the Iranian terror regime were attacked" during the operation. In a post on X, the IAF detailed that the mission, which took place on Tuesday, was guided by Military

Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): Tasha Mauricette Stoppler from the Sambhali Trust, in her oral statement during the Special Rapporteur on minority issues at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), highlighted the urgent need to safeguard minority rights, stating that equality, social cohesion, and sustainable peace remain unattainable without inclusive

Tehran [Iran], March 18 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has asserted that the political infrastructure of the nation remains a "very solid structure" and will not suffer a "fatal blow to Iran's leadership" following the confirmed killing of Ali Larijani. Larijani, who was the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, was a pivotal

Tehran [Iran], March 18 (ANI): The funeral procession of the sailors of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena took place at the Imamzadeh Saleh shrine in Tehran on Tuesday, as reported by Press TV. The Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Dena sank on March 4 after the frigate was hit by a US torpedo

Canberra [Australia], March 18 (ANI): The Australian Government's Department of Defence has confirmed that an Iranian strike impacted an area at the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday morning. The facility, which has hosted a continuous "Australian Defence Force (ADF)" presence for many years, was hit during the early hours

Hong Kong, March 18 (ANI): All sorts of conspiracy theories abound. For example, some say mastermind President Donald Trump seized Venezuela's leader and started bombing Iran in order to get back at China by disrupting oil deliveries to the communist country. However, such theories give Trump far too much credit for strategic foresight. Instead, American