His killing came soon after Israel killed Iran's powerful security chief Ali Larijani. US-Israeli airstrikes after almost three weeks of war have killed Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and a whole echelon of the political and military elite in the Islamic republic. His low-profile son Mojtaba survived — although reportedly with injuries — and took over as supreme leader. Larijani was killed on March 17 in an Israeli strike, reportedly in the Tehran region and which also killed family members. – Head of military office of supreme leader Mohammad ShiraziKilled on the opening day of the war, Shirazi had the crucial job of coordinating between the various branches of the Iranian security forces at the office of supreme leader.

Source: Punch March 20, 2026 14:34 UTC