The IDF also confirmed it had assassinated the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Basij paramilitary militia, Gholamreza Soleimani, and his deputy, Seyyed Karishi. Iran's Supreme National

Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani is the daughter of Iranian politician Ali Larijani. A trained cancer specialist, she previously worked in the US before returning to Iran. She has largely stayed out of the public eye despite her family’s prominent role in Iranian politics.

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warns of retaliation as Ali Larijani is killed, triggering a power vacuum and potential risks for India’s strategic and oil transit ties through the Strait of Hormuz.

The US-Israeli strike also reportedly killed Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Basij forces, further intensifying the impact on Iran’s leadership structure.

The confirmation of Ali Larijani’s death came after Israel announced it had eliminated Iran’s national security chief—considered the most senior figure after Ali Khamenei in the ongoing war

A 2006 Guardian interview with Iran’s slain security chief now reads as a grim warning of the conflict that killed him