The Iranian security chief, Ali Larijani, attends a ceremony organized by Hezbollah to mark the first anniversary of the assassination by Israel of their longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on Sept. 27, 2025. (Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP)
Over two weeks after the launch of the Israeli‑American war against Iran, the confirmed killing of Ali Larijani in an Israeli strike near Tehran on Tuesday, March 17, marks a new turning point in the conflict.Since the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, the assassination of the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), whom the Israeli army described as “the de facto leader of the Iranian terrorist regime,” is one of the most significant blows delivered to the regime.The regime thus finds itself deprived both of a central pillar of its security apparatus and a pragmatic figure who was likely to play a role in potential negotiations. More on the dynamics At the heart of the war against Iran, Kharg Island is in Trump's sights A pragmatist at the heart of the systemSince the war began, Larijani...
Over two weeks after the launch of the Israeli‑American war against Iran, the confirmed killing of Ali Larijani in an Israeli strike near Tehran on Tuesday, March 17, marks a new turning point in the conflict.Since the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, the assassination of the secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), whom the Israeli army described as “the de facto leader of the Iranian terrorist regime,” is one of the most significant blows delivered to the regime.The regime thus finds itself deprived both of a central pillar of its security apparatus and a pragmatic figure who was likely to play a role in potential negotiations. More on the dynamics At the heart of the war against Iran, Kharg Island is in Trump's sights A pragmatist at the heart of the systemSince the war began,...
