"Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that top Iranian security official Ali Larijani has been killed in a strike overnight. Iran has not confirmed Larijani's death. Larijani is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council in Iran, which oversees coordination on defense and foreign policy. Larijani is believed to be the main figure behind the Iranian government's violent crackdown on protesters earlier this year."
"Israel's military says the top Iranian security official Larijani and Basij head Soleimani killed in strikes. Iran has not confirmed the deaths of either official. US embassy in Baghdad hit during missile, drone attack. Qatar and UAE intercept more Iranian drones and missiles. Falling shrapnel kills one person in Abu Dhabi."
Israel's military announced the killing of Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, along with Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij repression unit, in overnight strikes. Larijani, an Iraq-born Revolutionary Guards commander and international negotiator, was reportedly the mastermind behind Iran's violent crackdown on protesters earlier in the year. Iran has not yet confirmed either death. The strikes are part of escalating US-Israel military operations against Iran. Additional developments include attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad, interception of Iranian drones and missiles by Qatar and UAE, and falling shrapnel causing casualties in Abu Dhabi. Multiple countries have warned against further military escalation in the region.
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