{"id":91941,"date":"2026-03-17T06:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/?p=91941"},"modified":"2026-03-17T06:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:39:16","slug":"katz-israeli-strike-eliminates-top-iranian-official-ali-larijani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/katz-israeli-strike-eliminates-top-iranian-official-ali-larijani\/","title":{"rendered":"Katz: Israeli strike eliminates top Iranian official Ali Larijani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By JNS STAFF<\/p>\n<p>(<em>JNS.org<\/em><span class=\"light-weight-content\">) \u2013&nbsp;<\/span>The Israel Defense Forces on Monday eliminated senior Iranian security official Ali Larijani, believed to be responsible for ordering the killings of thousands of anti-regime protesters, Defense Minister Israel Katz said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91942\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91942\" class=\"wp-image-91942 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1.webp 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91942\" class=\"wp-image-91942 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-17-at-11.42.29-1320x880-1.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-91942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Defense Minister Israel Katz and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir at a military operations center, March 17, 2026. (Photo by Ariel Hermoni\/Ministry of Defense.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have just been updated by the chief of staff that Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, and the head of the Basij\u2014Iran\u2019s central repression apparatus\u2014[Gholamreza] Soleimani, were eliminated last night,\u201d Katz said in remarks on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Larijani had long been a senior figure in Tehran\u2019s power structures and recently served as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, which has the final say over policies, including the nuclear program.&lt;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to continue pursuing the leadership of the terrorist and oppression regime in Iran, and to repeatedly cut off the head of the octopus and prevent it from regrowing,\u201d said Katz, speaking during a situational assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir at the operations center.<\/p>\n<p><video src=\"https:\/\/me.jnsi.org\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VID-20260317-WA0005.mp4\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/video><\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump \u201cspoke about the high turnover rate within Iran\u2019s leadership,\u201d Katz said. \u201cWhen morning breaks in Washington, we will update him that the high rate of turnover is continuing and even accelerating following the elimination of two of the most senior remaining figures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IDF continues to strike Iran with great intensity, \u201ctargeting regime assets, suppressing missile-launch capabilities, and destroying key strategic infrastructure in all domains, setting Iran back decades,\u201d according to the Israeli defense minister.<\/p>\n<p>The IDF, in a separate statement confirming Larijani\u2019s death on Tuesday afternoon, noted that he was \u201cconsidered one of the most veteran and senior figures in the Iranian regime leadership, and was a close associate of the [also slain] Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the most recent wave of protests against the Iranian terror regime, Larijani personally oversaw the massacre that was carried out against Iranian protestors,\u201d according to the military statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" title=\"X Post\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2033836295374401869&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fisraeli-strike-eliminates-irgc-basij-commander%2F&amp;sessionId=f89883f90ecfc734f5b6e0a51b61a00f522524ce&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2033836295374401869\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Basij commander Soleimani led Iran\u2019s \u201cmain repression operations, employing severe violence, widespread arrests and the use of force against civilian protesters,\u201d according to an earlier IDF statement confirming his death. Soleimani headed the unit for six years.<\/p>\n<p>His elimination \u201cadds to that of dozens of senior commanders from the armed forces of the Iranian regime who have been eliminated during the operation, and constitutes an additional significant blow to the regime\u2019s security command-and-control structures,\u201d it concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Basij militiamen took part in suppressing anti-regime protests earlier this year, with rights groups and eyewitnesses reporting their use of force\u2014including live fire and mass arrests\u2014against demonstrators.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" title=\"X Post\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2033827283341824256&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fisraeli-strike-eliminates-irgc-basij-commander%2F&amp;sessionId=f89883f90ecfc734f5b6e0a51b61a00f522524ce&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2033827283341824256\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, the IDF carried out a combined wave of airstrikes targeting Iranian regime assets across the Islamic Republic, including in Tehran, Shiraz and Tabriz, the army said in a separate statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Air Force strikes, which covered a distance of some 700 miles across the country, were part of the IDF\u2019s efforts focused on \u201cdeepening the damage to the Iranian terror regime\u2019s core systems and weakening its capacity to threaten the State of Israel,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>During one of the strikes in Iran\u2019s capital, \u201cdozens\u201d of bombs were dropped on command centers belonging to the regime\u2019s internal security, including the Ministry of Intelligence and the Basij.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, military sites used to store and launch suicide drones, ballistic missiles and air defense systems were struck, the IDF said.<\/p>\n<p>In the heart of Tehran, IAF jets hit \u201can intelligence command center of the Iranian regime that was established in the same compound as the Iranian electricity company, in the heart of Tehran,\u201d the army stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In another \u201csignificant strike\u201d in Tehran, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a Tehran site used by the regime to develop satellite attack capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe compound was used to develop military space programs, including&nbsp; the development of the \u2018Chamran-1\u2019 satellite, which was built by the Iranian Defense Ministry\u2019s electronics industries and launched into space in September 2024 by the IRGC,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The site\u2019s activities posed a threat to Israeli satellites \u201cand space assets of other countries,\u201d the IDF continued. \u201cThe dismantling of the compound adds to the strike carried out last week against another space-related research compound belonging to the Iranian Space Organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Shiraz, a command center of Iran\u2019s internal security forces and a ballistic missile site were struck, while in Tabriz, regime air defense systems were bombed, \u201cfurther expanding aerial superiority in the region and protecting the State of Israel,\u201d per the IDF statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" title=\"X Post\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2033806807135596710&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fisraeli-strike-eliminates-irgc-basij-commander%2F&amp;sessionId=f89883f90ecfc734f5b6e0a51b61a00f522524ce&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2033806807135596710\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday, the IDF announced that it \u201cstruck and dismantled\u201d the IRGC\u2019s naval headquarters during a wave of aerial attacks last week.<\/p>\n<p>The site was located within a large Iranian regime military compound \u201cand had been used by senior naval commanders for years to manage operational activity and advance maritime terrorist operations against the State of Israel and other countries across the Middle East,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement noted that the IRGC\u2019s naval arm was \u201cdirectly responsible for carrying out terror attacks against civilian vessels,\u201d as well as arming and financing Tehran\u2019s regional proxies by transferring weapons by sea.<\/p>\n<p>The airstrikes \u201cfurther degrades the IRGC\u2019s naval command and control capabilities, while impairing its ability to execute terrorism against the State of Israel, threaten international trade routes and limit maritime freedom of navigation,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-chief-significant-achievements-recorded-overnight-in-iran\/\">Zamir<\/a>&nbsp;stated on Tuesday that \u201csignificant achievements were recorded overnight in Iran\u201d as part of Jerusalem and Washington\u2019s joint military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, launched on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooperation between the IDF and U.S. Central Command continues to strengthen,\u201d Zamir declared during a situational assessment. \u201cWe will continue to act decisively to remove threats to the residents of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United States forces have carried out more than 6,000 combat flights since the start of \u201cOperation Epic Fury\u201d\u2014Washington\u2019s codename for the war\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/us-forces-carry-out-6000-plus-sorties-over-islamic-republic\/\">CENTCOM<\/a>&nbsp;commander Adm. 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