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Mojtaba Khamenei: "Criminals Will Pay" for Larijani's Assassination

Published March 18, 2026, 17:08
Mojtaba Khamenei: "Criminals Will Pay" for Larijani's Assassination

Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, stated that those responsible for the assassination of Ali Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, will be held accountable. Larijani was killed in a targeted attack in Tehran, which was confirmed by the Israeli government. Simultaneously, Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary organization, was also killed in an Israeli attack. The Revolutionary Guards blamed the US and Israel for the attacks.