Ali Larijani, Key Wartime Leader in Iran, Is Killed at 67

Ali Larijani, a veteran politician who helped lead Iran’s wartime efforts against the US and Israel, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, Iranian state media confirmed. He was 67.

He was killed alongside his son, according to a statement released by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday and published by state media. It didn’t give any details about circumstances of his death. Israel had said earlier on Tuesday that it had killed Larijani in an overnight strike, calling him Iran’s de facto leader.