What Ali Larijani killing says about the state of Iran’s senior leadership
Who's accountable for the results?
The assassination of Iran’s top national security official, Ali Larijani, marks the most senior Iranian official killed since the opening hours of the war with Iran, and sends a signal that the United States and Israel are ready to begin going down the chain of command if Tehran remains implacable.
Larijani was one of the most influential Iranian officials for nearly two decades and had served in one of the highest posts in Iran, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, since August. He was widely viewed as the de facto leader of Iran following the assassination of then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, running the affairs of the wartime government amid the apparent incapacitation of current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. His assassination sends a signal to Iran’s high command that even with wartime precautions, Iran doesn’t have the ability to protect anyone in the country.
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Larijani was one of the most belligerent figures in Iran’s wartime government, and one of the most openly defiant. Just last week, he marched in the streets of Tehran in a display of confidence, alongside other Iranian leaders.
The night of Monday into Tuesday marked the biggest wave of targeted, high-ranking assassinations since Feb. 28. In the same wave of strikes, Israel and the U.S. killed most of the paramilitary Basij leadership, including its top commander for the past six years — Gholamreza Soleimani. Over a dozen Basij commanders were reportedly killed.
Many of those killed were taken out in a strike on a tent being used as the Basij’s headquarters after the actual headquarters was bombed.
New phase of the war?
The choice of targets could also signal a new phase in the war. Larijani has been widely speculated to be the mastermind behind the January crackdown that saw tens of thousands of Iranian protesters killed, while the Basij played a leading role in the massacres. The death of the crackdown’s mastermind and the decapitation of one of its primary enforcers could be aimed at emboldening new protests from the Iranian people, who have so far been ordered by opposition leaders, the U.S., and Israel to refrain from actively demonstrating for fear of collateral damage.
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Who's accountable for the results?
The assassination of Iran’s top national security official, Ali Larijani, marks the most senior Iranian official killed since the opening hours of the war with Iran, and sends a signal that the United States and Israel are ready to begin going down the chain of command if Tehran remains implacable.
Larijani was one of the most influential Iranian officials for nearly two decades and had served in one of the highest posts in Iran, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, since August. He was widely viewed as the de facto leader of Iran following the assassination of then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, running the affairs of the wartime government amid the apparent incapacitation of current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. His assassination sends a signal to Iran’s high command that even with wartime precautions, Iran doesn’t have the ability to protect anyone in the country.
IDF CLAIMS IT KILLED TOP IRANIAN OFFICIAL ALI LARIJANI AND BASIJ COMMANDER IN LATEST STRIKES
Larijani was one of the most belligerent figures in Iran’s wartime government, and one of the most openly defiant. Just last week, he marched in the streets of Tehran in a display of confidence, alongside other Iranian leaders.
The night of Monday into Tuesday marked the biggest wave of targeted, high-ranking assassinations since Feb. 28. In the same wave of strikes, Israel and the U.S. killed most of the paramilitary Basij leadership, including its top commander for the past six years — Gholamreza Soleimani. Over a dozen Basij commanders were reportedly killed.
Many of those killed were taken out in a strike on a tent being used as the Basij’s headquarters after the actual headquarters was bombed.
New phase of the war?
The choice of targets could also signal a new phase in the war. Larijani has been widely speculated to be the mastermind behind the January crackdown that saw tens of thousands of Iranian protesters killed, while the Basij played a leading role in the massacres. The death of the crackdown’s mastermind and the decapitation of one of its primary enforcers could be aimed at emboldening new protests from the Iranian people, who have so far been ordered by opposition leaders, the U.S., and Israel to refrain from actively demonstrating for fear of collateral damage.
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In another recent shift, last week, Israel began carrying out drone strikes on individual Basij checkpoints, clearing the way for Iranian …
What Ali Larijani killing says about the state of Iran’s senior leadership
Who's accountable for the results?
The assassination of Iran’s top national security official, Ali Larijani, marks the most senior Iranian official killed since the opening hours of the war with Iran, and sends a signal that the United States and Israel are ready to begin going down the chain of command if Tehran remains implacable.
Larijani was one of the most influential Iranian officials for nearly two decades and had served in one of the highest posts in Iran, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, since August. He was widely viewed as the de facto leader of Iran following the assassination of then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, running the affairs of the wartime government amid the apparent incapacitation of current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei. His assassination sends a signal to Iran’s high command that even with wartime precautions, Iran doesn’t have the ability to protect anyone in the country.
IDF CLAIMS IT KILLED TOP IRANIAN OFFICIAL ALI LARIJANI AND BASIJ COMMANDER IN LATEST STRIKES
Larijani was one of the most belligerent figures in Iran’s wartime government, and one of the most openly defiant. Just last week, he marched in the streets of Tehran in a display of confidence, alongside other Iranian leaders.
The night of Monday into Tuesday marked the biggest wave of targeted, high-ranking assassinations since Feb. 28. In the same wave of strikes, Israel and the U.S. killed most of the paramilitary Basij leadership, including its top commander for the past six years — Gholamreza Soleimani. Over a dozen Basij commanders were reportedly killed.
Many of those killed were taken out in a strike on a tent being used as the Basij’s headquarters after the actual headquarters was bombed.
New phase of the war?
The choice of targets could also signal a new phase in the war. Larijani has been widely speculated to be the mastermind behind the January crackdown that saw tens of thousands of Iranian protesters killed, while the Basij played a leading role in the massacres. The death of the crackdown’s mastermind and the decapitation of one of its primary enforcers could be aimed at emboldening new protests from the Iranian people, who have so far been ordered by opposition leaders, the U.S., and Israel to refrain from actively demonstrating for fear of collateral damage.
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In another recent shift, last week, Israel began carrying out drone strikes on individual Basij checkpoints, clearing the way for Iranian …
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