Ali Larijani, Iran's Shadow Leader, Killed in Israeli Strike
March 18, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via USA Today
Ali Larijani, the top Iranian security official widely believed to be running the country after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death in U.S. and Israeli strikes, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, Iranian authorities confirm. At 67, this conservative powerhouse advised Khamenei on nuclear talks with the Trump administration and faced heavy U.S. sanctions for repressing protests. His son Morteza and bodyguards also perished, alongside Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in a separate strike. Read more about this...