A top Iranian official is now in permanent silence just one week after arrogantly taunting President Trump on the streets of Tehran.
As The New York Post reported, Israel announced today that 67-year-old Ali Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, was eliminated in an overnight strike.
Here is the official announcement from the IDF (originally written in Hebrew):
Tonight, March 17, 2026, the Air Force carried out a precise strike guided by Military Intelligence and incorporating unique operational capabilities in the heart of Tehran, eliminating Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, who served as the de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime, while he was located near the capital city of Tehran.
For years, Larijani was considered one of the most senior and veteran figures at the top of the Iranian terror regime and was close to the regime’s leader, Ali Khamenei. Following the elimination of Khamenei, Larijani solidified his position as the de facto leader of the Iranian terror regime and led the fight against the State of Israel and the countries of the region.
As part of his role, Larijani led the political-security coordination of the Iranian terror regime and engaged in directing international activity. During the recent wave of protests against the regime in Iran, Larijani led enforcement and violent suppression actions and even personally oversaw the massacre carried out against the Iranian protesters.
Larijani’s elimination joins the eliminations of dozens of commanders and leaders of the Iranian terror regime that the IDF eliminated in Operation “Roar of the Lion,” and constitutes an additional blow to the Iranian leadership’s capabilities to manage and coordinate its activities against the State of Israel.
צה”ל חיסל את עלי לאריג’אני – מנהיג משטר הטרור האיראני בפועל
הלילה, ה-17 במרץ 2026, חיל האוויר תקף באופן מדויק בהכוונת אמ”ן ובשילוב יכולות מבצעיות ייחודיות בלב טהרן, וחיסל את עלי לאריג׳אני, מזכיר המועצה העליונה לביטחון לאומי ששימש כמנהיג משטר הטרור האיראני בפועל, בעת ששהה בסמוך… pic.twitter.com/Z88IEtHznS
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 17, 2026
The Post previously reported that the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program slapped a $10 million bounty on Larijani’s head on Friday.
The IDF also revealed that Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Basij forces, was killed in a strike.
As The Post notes, the death of Larijani comes just days after he claimed during a street interview mocked Trump and said America was “running out of steam.”
He also declared America could never “eliminate the Iranian nation.”
“It’s clear they’re running out of steam,” Larijani snarked. “Trump’s problem is that he doesn’t understand that the Iranian nation is mature and determined.”
Larijani also seemingly threatened to kill Trump on social media after the President threatened to level Iran further.
This came after the Islamist dictatorship closed off the Strait of Hormuz to oil shipping.
“Iran does not fear your paper threats,” he wrote on social media. “Even those greater than you could not eliminate the Iranian nation.”
“Watch out for yourself — lest you be eliminated!”
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