With the assassination of Ali Larijani and senior Basij commanders, over half of the Islamic Republic's most senior leadership is gone. Will their inexperienced replacements withstand the war's pressure? ■ Hezbollah's capabilities have not been impacted despite Israel's active combat
With the assassination of Ali Larijani and senior Basij commanders, over half of the Islamic Republic's most senior leadership is gone. Will their inexperienced replacements withstand the war's pressure? ■ Hezbollah's capabilities have not been impacted despite Israel's active combat
06:01 AM • March 18 2026 IST
Israel on Tuesday registered another major military success after killing several top Iranian officials, first and foremost Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and among the country's longest-serving leaders. The other victims included Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of the Basij, one of the chief instruments of repression in the country, as well as his deputy. Israeli intelligence is still assessing what happened to Akram al-Ajouri, the No. 2 official in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who was probably killed last week in Tehran, after taking refuge there years ago.
Earlier this week, the IDF also said it had killed the commander of the “Imam Hussein Division” in Beirut, a week after taking out his predecessor.
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