[ June 13, 2026 ]
Iranians break out in celebrations upon the news of Larijani’s assassination.
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 of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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During the most recent wave of protests against the Iranian terror regime, Larijani personally oversaw the massacre that was carried out against Iranian protestors.
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Iranians break out in celebrations upon the news of Larijani's assassination.
You need to understand how deeply hated this regime is by the vast majority of the population. It's a righteous hatred unlike anything you've seen before.
— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) March 17, 2026
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar:
“Ali Larijani had a $10 million prize on his head, we did it for free.” pic.twitter.com/MKxOXS970K
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 17, 2026
🚨 Breaking: Ali Larijani was eliminated in a targeted airstrike on his safehouse in Tehran pic.twitter.com/I53LqAWPPx
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) March 17, 2026
🔴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
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Israel says it has killed Iranian leader Ali Larijani who taunted Trump on streets of Tehran last week: Live updates
Israel has said it has assassinated Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani who taunted Donald Trump on the streets of Tehran last Friday.
The Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Basij forces, have joined the late Ayatollah Khamenei in the ‘depths of hell’ following targeted overnight airstrikes.
The attack on Larijani comes four days after he marched alongside thousands of Iranians at a Quds Day rally in Tehran where he criticised Trump during a live interview.
🚨BREAKING: Israeli officials told the Jerusalem Post that the majority of Basij leadership was wiped out overnight by the Israeli Air Force.
We are WINNING this war. 🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/mZhUmCbiaX
— Vivid.🇮🇱 (@VividProwess) March 17, 2026
Meanwhile an Iranian drone struck a major oil terminal in the UAE today resulting in the second fire in as many days after the complex was attacked on Monday.
Oil loading operations were temporarily suspended at Fujairah, which sits on the Gulf of Oman, yesterday after the facility was hit causing a fire to break out. Authorities in the UAE say another blaze has broken out today.
ADVERTISEMENT‘Civil defence teams from the emirate intervened immediately on site and are continuing their efforts to bring the situation under control,’ the authorities said in a statement on X.
Meanwhile details have emerged of a tanker attacked near Fujairah port yesterday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said an unknown projectile caused minor structural damage with no injuries reported.
Iran International: About 300 Basij commanders and field commanders were killed in last night's wave of attacks
Surrender or die. pic.twitter.com/ElltbaEesZ
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) March 17, 2026
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Breaking:Israel says Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed in airstrike
Israel has declared Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed following an overnight airstrike.The IDF confirmed targeting Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, in strikes which also eliminated Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani.
Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz said: ‘Larijani and the Basij commander were eliminated overnight and joined the head of the annihilation program, Khamenei, and all the eliminated members of the axis of evil, in the depths of hell.’
It comes four days after he marched alongside thousands of Iranians at a Quds Day rally in Tehran where he criticised Trump during a live interview.
Larijani, the strongman head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, continued his threats with a stream of invective on X aimed at President Trump.
‘Trump says he is looking for a speedy victory. While starting a war is easy, it cannot be won with a few tweets. We will not relent until making you sorry for this grave miscalculation,’ he wrote.
HMS Dragon arrives in Gibraltar
The Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, made a logistical stop at Gibraltar on Tuesday (Mar 17) morning on her way to Cyprus. The destroyer is an air-defence warship and will be tasked with providing the sovereign base at Akrotiri in Cyprus with air defences against drones from Iran. Whilst in Gibraltar, she is expected to take on fuel and supplies before heading into the Mediterranean. Photo released 17/03/2026
HMS Dragon, the British warship deployed to the Mediterranean to help protect Cyprus, has today arrived in Gibraltar.The destroyer is an air-defence warship and will be tasked with providing the sovereign base at Akrotiri in Cyprus with air defences against drones from Iran.
Whilst in Gibraltar, the ship is expected to take on fuel and supplies before heading into the Mediterranean.
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