Israel targeted top Iranian official Ali Larijani in an airstrike in Iran overnight, according to Israeli officials.
It is unclear if Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, was killed or injured in the strike, the officials say.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir appears to confirm the details. During an assessment this morning, Zamir says that “significant elimination achievements were also recorded overnight, with the potential to impact the campaign’s achievements and the IDF’s missions” — in an apparent reference to the strike targeting Larijani.
ltlouche on
what’s the aim of what they are doing? the very people who they need to negotiate with are the ones they keep trying to kill. do they really believe this tactic is going to somehow yield more moderates to step up?
ComprehensiveKiwi489 on
Another one. The IDF confirms killing Basij leader Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike in Iran overnight. In addition, the strike also killed the deputy commander of the Basij and other top officials in the paramilitary force.
beginner75 on
How does Israel know the location of these people?
JigglymoobsMWO on
If you want to understand the strategy, do not think of the Iranian leadership as made out of conservatives and moderates. That is not the right framing.
Instead, think of the leadership as ideological versus self-interested. That is much closer to the reality on the ground , where the irgc is the biggest commercial enterprise in Iran.
In this framing, if you kill off the key ideologues, the remaining mercenaries will take over and play ball. They might do a good job of masquerading as hardliners , but their actions will speak differently.
Because the Israelis and Americans have so thoroughly penetrated Iranian government , they know who the mercenaries are, and are maneuvering to put them in place while eliminating their road blocks.
DemocracyforLunch on
dead, confirmed by israeli defence minister
Good riddance
Accomplished-Ad5280 on
This is a major development, I think he’s probably more important of a assasination then the new supreme leader
petepro on
Another one bite the dust! He’s the last of the inner circle of K senior. Arguebly the most powerful person now.
Horror-Research-778 on
terrorist activity
irow40 on
I’d bet $10 they wouldn’t have released this information if he had been killed or seriously injured. I’d expect more news within the next 24 to 48 hours.
Firecracker048 on
They are saying hes dead now.
Guy who was responsible for the death of 30k people in the protests is now out of the picture. Big W
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Israel targeted top Iranian official Ali Larijani in an airstrike in Iran overnight, according to Israeli officials.
It is unclear if Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, was killed or injured in the strike, the officials say.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir appears to confirm the details. During an assessment this morning, Zamir says that “significant elimination achievements were also recorded overnight, with the potential to impact the campaign’s achievements and the IDF’s missions” — in an apparent reference to the strike targeting Larijani.
what’s the aim of what they are doing? the very people who they need to negotiate with are the ones they keep trying to kill. do they really believe this tactic is going to somehow yield more moderates to step up?
Another one. The IDF confirms killing Basij leader Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike in Iran overnight. In addition, the strike also killed the deputy commander of the Basij and other top officials in the paramilitary force.
How does Israel know the location of these people?
If you want to understand the strategy, do not think of the Iranian leadership as made out of conservatives and moderates. That is not the right framing.
Instead, think of the leadership as ideological versus self-interested. That is much closer to the reality on the ground , where the irgc is the biggest commercial enterprise in Iran.
In this framing, if you kill off the key ideologues, the remaining mercenaries will take over and play ball. They might do a good job of masquerading as hardliners , but their actions will speak differently.
Because the Israelis and Americans have so thoroughly penetrated Iranian government , they know who the mercenaries are, and are maneuvering to put them in place while eliminating their road blocks.
dead, confirmed by israeli defence minister
Good riddance
This is a major development, I think he’s probably more important of a assasination then the new supreme leader
Another one bite the dust! He’s the last of the inner circle of K senior. Arguebly the most powerful person now.
terrorist activity
I’d bet $10 they wouldn’t have released this information if he had been killed or seriously injured. I’d expect more news within the next 24 to 48 hours.
They are saying hes dead now.
Guy who was responsible for the death of 30k people in the protests is now out of the picture. Big W