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Reported claim

“Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran on 16 March 2026.”

high confidence 15 sources

Reported by 15 sources.

Sources

The Hindu supports high reliability
None
2026-04-04
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
وبعد 3 أيام اغتيل لاريجاني في غارة إسرائيلية
2026-03-27
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
قُتل في قصف جوي أمريكي إسرائيلي على العاصمة الإيرانية طهران في 16 مارس/آذار 2026
2026-03-27
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
Hardline politician Mohammad Javad Larijani, brother of senior official Ali Larijani who was killed in a strike this month
2026-03-26
Jerusalem Post supports medium reliability
The unnamed Iranian appears to have been Larijani, killed in an airstrike on March 17.
2026-03-26
Le Monde supports high reliability
The former president of the Iranian Parliament was killed during the night of Monday, March 16, to Tuesday, March 17, in an Israeli airstrike on the house in the Iranian capital where he had sought refuge with his son.
2026-03-26
Iran International supports medium reliability
For ordinary Iranians, his rise is much the same as his predecessor Ali Larijani, who was eliminated in an Israeli airstrike overnight on March 16 in Tehran.
2026-03-25
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
مقتل أمين مجلس الأمن القومي الإيراني علي لاريجاني يوم 16 مارس/آذار الحالي
2026-03-25
Ynet Hebrew supports medium reliability
בשלישי לפנות בוקר איתרה ישראל את לריג'אני, יחד עם גורמים אחרים במשטר, במקום מסתור בפרברי טהרן – וחיסלה אותו בתקיפה אווירית
2026-03-18
Ynet Hebrew supports medium reliability
בשלישי לפנות בוקר איתרה ישראל את לריג'אני, יחד עם גורמים אחרים במשטר, במקום מסתור בפרברי טהרן – וחיסלה אותו בתקיפה אווירית
2026-03-18
Ynet Hebrew supports medium reliability
בשלישי לפנות בוקר איתרה ישראל את לריג'אני, יחד עם גורמים אחרים במשטר, במקום מסתור בפרברי טהרן – וחיסלה אותו בתקיפה אווירית
2026-03-18
The Guardian World supports high reliability
killed in an apparently targeted airstrike, according to reports
2026-03-18
The Guardian World supports high reliability
killed in an apparently targeted airstrike, according to reports
2026-03-18
Responsible Statecraft supports medium reliability
Iran has confirmed Larijani's killing, hours after Israel's announced that they had killed him in an airstrike
2026-03-17
Responsible Statecraft supports medium reliability
Iran has confirmed Larijani's killing, hours after Israel's announced that they had killed him in an airstrike
2026-03-17

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