Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday confirmed the death of its chief Ali Larijani, after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike.
The new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed that Israel “will not escape punishment.”
Iranian army chief Amir Hatami threatened to launch a “decisive and regrettable” retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli air strike.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they launched missiles at central Israel as retaliation.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the repercussions of the war in the Middle East would be felt globally, suggesting more Western officials should push back against the conflict. (AFP)
