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Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in an air strike on March 19, 2026, according to reports that Israel conducted the strikes

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Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary force, was also killed in the same air strikes.

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Arab
5
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera News, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye
Israeli
3
Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Ynet Hebrew
Russian
3
RIA Novosti, RT English, TASS English
UK
3
BBC World News, The Guardian World, understandingwar.org
European
2
France 24 English, Le Monde
US
2
Responsible Statecraft, Vali Nasr (aggregated)
Turkish
1
Daily Sabah
Indian
1
The Hindu
Iranian
1
Iran International

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