
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, was confirmed to be killed by an Israeli air strike on Tuesday, 17 March.
Larijani was not a military commander, but he was the mind behind Iran's strategic decision — he is a central figure in the ongoing war. With this, his death is a major loss for the country, as Israel was able to remove one of Iran's most experienced and influential policymakers at a critical moment.