ALBAWABA - The Israeli army said it targeted Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, during yesterday's attacks on Tehran, Reuters reported, citing Israeli media.
It was not immediately clear whether Larijani was present at the targeted location, and Iranian authorities have not issued any statement on his condition. But the Israeli army is verifying whether Larijani has been killed in the strikes.
Israel's Channel 12 cited a senior Israeli official who said the belief is growing that Ali Larijani has been killed, and there is no chance of his survival from the attack. On the other hand, Iran said that a messege from Larijani will be shared within minutes.
Israeli Channel 14 also mentioned that Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and commander of the paramilitary Basij forces, was also targeted in the attack.
Ali Larijani, 67, serves as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and is considered one of the most prominent figures in Iran's political and security apparatus, Euro News reported.
This comes amid loud explosions in Iran's capital on Tuesday, an AFP journalist revealed amid non-stop war with the U.S. and Israel.
In addition, Bloomberg reported, citing a source, that a liquefied gas tanker flying the flag of Kuwait sustained damage after being struck by drone debris near the UAE's Fujairah.
Israel and the U.S. launched joint attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, killing over 1,200 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and more than 150 children, in a strike on a girls' elementary school in Minab, in southern Hormozgan province.
In response, Tehran launched drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries, which it says are targeting "U.S. military assets."
