Ali Larijani's Son, Deputy National Security Chief Also Killed In Israeli Attack In Tehran: Report

Last Updated:March 17, 2026, 23:55 IST

Tehran is yet to officially confirm the death of Larijani in the Israeli strikes, which would be a huge blow to the Iranian leadership if true.

The Israeli strike that is believed to have killed Khamenei aide and Iran’s National Security Chief Ali Larijani has also killed his son, who served as his special assistant, and his deputy at the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Bateni, according to a report.

Sources told Iran International that Ali Larijani’s son and Qassem Qoreishi, deputy head of the Basij paramilitary organisation, were killed in the Israeli strike on the Basij meeting. The meeting was held to discuss how to confront potential protests during the Persian festival of Chaharshanbeh Suri (Fireworks Wednesday), which is now underway in Iran.

However, Tehran is yet to officially confirm the death of Larijani in the Israeli strikes, which would be a huge blow to the Iranian leadership if true. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Larijani had been killed in the strikes, while the Israeli military confirmed it targeted him in Tehran.

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The 68-year-old Larijani, Iran’s national security chief, has recently been in the news for what can be called bold statements, if not threats, against the United States and Israel since the war broke out. He was close to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and central to the government’s nuclear policy and strategic diplomacy over decades.

Israel also said it killed IRGC commander Gholamreza Soleimani in overnight airstrikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the killing of Larijani has provided the Iranian citizens an opportunity to overthrow the clerical regime.

Netanyahu called Larijani the leader of “the gang of gangsters" that runs Iran while referring to the Revolutionary Guards. He said Israel killed the powerful national security chief as part of efforts to give Iranians a chance to remove their rulers.

He said the overthrow of the clerical authorities by Iranians “will not happen all at once, it will not happen easily. But if we persist in this – we will give them a chance to take their fate into their own hands".

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