Waziri wa Ulinzi wa Israel, Israel Katz, amesema leo Machi 17, 2026 kuwa mkuu wa usalama wa Iran, Ali Larijani, ameuawa katika shambulio la Israel.
Ali Larijani amekuwa akijulikana kwa miongo kadhaa kama kiongozi mwenye msimamo wa wastani na mtazamo wa kimkakati ndani ya uongozi wa Iran. Amewahi pia kuwa katibu wa Baraza Kuu la Usalama wa Taifa, akichangia kwa kiasi kikubwa kuongoza mkakati wa nchi hiyo wakati wa vita kati ya Marekani, Israel na Iran.
Mara ya mwisho Larijani alionekana Ijumaa, alipohudhuria maandamano ya Siku ya Al-Quds ya kuunga mkono Wapalestina mjini Tehran, pamoja na Rais Masoud Pezeshkian.
Mapema leo Jeshi la Israel ilitangaza kumuuwa Kamanda wa Kikosi Cha Basij, Gholamreza Soleimani
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Jeshi la Israel yadai kumuua Kamanda wa kikosi cha Basij ya Iran (IRGC)
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Israel’s Defence Minister Katz has just said that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed.
There has been no comment from Iran yet.
Known for decades as a measured, pragmatic figure within Iran’s establishment, Ali Larijani has been secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, helping steer the country’s strategy amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Source: Al Jazeera