News On AIR: Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, claims that Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed in airstrike last night
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Ali Larijani
Ali Ardashir Larijani was an Iranian politician, military officer, and philosopher who served as the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2025 until his assassination in 2026. He had previously served in the position from 2005 to 2007. From late December 2025 until his assassination, he was widely considered to be one of the most powerful officials in the Iranian government.
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politics · Iranian politician and military officer (1958–2026) · politician · philosopher · army officer · also Ali Larijani, Ali Ardeshir Larijani, Larijani
Born 3 June 1958 · Died 17 March 2026 · Q336363
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2026· 19 entries
News On AIR: West Asia conflict: Israeli Defense Forces say they have killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council | Akashvani News
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thekabultribune.com: Ali Larijani Accuses Trump of Dragging U.S.Into ‘Unjust War’ With Iran
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الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام: Berri meets Iran’s Top Security Official Ali Larijani in Ain El-Tineh
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Ali Larijani | Biography, Death, Family, Iran, Life, & Facts
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Al-binaa Newspaper: Trump’s Calm Before the Military Storm, Rezaei Inherits Larijani’s Role and Hormuz Pushes Oil Higher | Sa’ar Annexes the South, Hezbollah Condemns It, but What Is the Government’s Position, and What About the Negotiations? – جريدة البناء - Al-binaa Newspaper
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IranWire: Amoli Larijani: Sovereignty Over Hormuz Belongs to Iran
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وكالة سبأ: Larijani: Irán mantiene su soberanía sobre el estrecho de Ormuz y no volverá a su estado anterior.
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وكالة سبأ: Larijani: Iran is committed to its sovereignty over strait, and Hormuz will not return to its previous state
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video of Israeli attack that killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani.” False.
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India Today rated the claim “These videos show the blast that killed Ali Larijani and his mother bidding her final farewell to him.” False.
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Bloomberg: Ali Larijani, Key Wartime Leader in Iran, Is Killed at 67
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Yahoo: Ali Larijani, Iran's ultimate backroom powerbroker, killed in Israeli airstrike
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Rferl.org: Ali Larijani: Iran's Key Power Broker And Canny Operator
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clickondetroit.com: Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike
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TRT World: Israel claims strike killed Iran security chief Ali Larijani; Tehran silent
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Died 2026-03-17.
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After the start of the 2026 Iran war, the Trump administration terminated Ardeshir-Larijani's and her husband's green cards and deported them from the U.S.
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2025· 2 entries
The New York Times: Ali Larijani
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Career landmark: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2025–2026).
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2020· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Expediency Discernment Council (2020–2026).
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2012· 1 entry
Elections as the Qom district's highest vote receiving candidate
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2008· 2 entries
Career landmark: Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2008–2020).
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Career landmark: Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2008–2020).
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2005· 3 entries
But finished in sixth place, and was also disqualified from running in 2021
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Career landmark: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (2005–2007).
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Larijani was appointed the Supreme National Security Council secretary
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the Expediency Discernment Council (1997–2008).
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1994· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (1994–2004).
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1992· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance (1992–1994).
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1958· 1 entry
Born 1958-06-03.
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1931· 1 entry
Due to pressure of the ruler Reza Shah, but returned to Iran in 1961
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