'Post' learns how Israel assassinated senior Iranian official Ali Larijani
Ali Larijani, Israel's number one target after Khamenei’s assassination, was tracked and killed by the IDF after weeks of evading detection.
Ali Larijani, Israel's number one target after Khamenei’s assassination, was tracked and killed by the IDF after weeks of evading detection.
Larijani, the son of a Shia jurisprudence scholar, held several senior roles within the Islamic Republic during his career, most recently as the Supreme National Security Council Secretary.
The killing of Ali Larijani, who has been doing most of the work running the country for the wounded supreme leader, was a message to any still surviving Iranian leaders: you are out of time.
Iran's sports minister said last week the Iranian players couldn't participate in the tournament after the US launched airstrikes alongside Israel against Tehran, killing Khamenei.
The US military's Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty. Ten of the injuries are serious, it said.
"There is a wide feeling across the Gulf that Iran has crossed every red line with every Gulf country,” said Abdulaziz Sager, chairman of the Saudi-based Gulf Research Center.
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While the security forces have been weakened by US and Israeli attacks, Iranians say that they are still exercising strict control over the cities, especially at night.
Sa'ar emphasized the danger of this piracy by comparing the activity to that of the Houthis in the Red Sea in the past, suggesting that “it might become like a new practice of mad regimes."
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