Overview
- Iran’s National Security Council Secretariat confirmed that Ali Larijani was killed along with his son Morteza, deputy Alireza Bayat, and several bodyguards in an attack acknowledged late on March 17.
- Israel’s defense minister said Larijani died in an Israeli strike, with local media reporting the target was a safe house in Tehran.
- The IRGC confirmed the death of Basij commander Gholamreza Suleimani, following earlier reports from the Israeli military.
- Reuters reported that rockets and at least five drones targeted the US Embassy compound in Baghdad on March 17, and regional media said the area was struck again on March 18.
- Reuters also reported that Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei rejected a US ceasefire offer conveyed via intermediaries, declaring it was not the time for peace.