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Ali Larijani

Iranian politician (born 1958)

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Ali Ardashir Larijani (born 3 June 1958) is an Iranian politician and former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who serves as Secretary of Supreme National Security Council since 2025. He served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2020. He has been a member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 2020, having previously served from 1997 to 2008.

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🇬🇧 Ali Larijani was ruthless – and clear-eyed about west’s implacable hostility to Iran (2026-03-18)
A 2006 Guardian interview with Iran’s slain security chief now reads as a grim warning of the conflict that killed himDeep down, Ali Larijan...
🇺🇸 How the killing of Iran’s Ali Larijani could impact the war (2026-03-18)
How will the killing of Ali Larijani impact Iran’s leadership and the country’s security?...
🇺🇸 Iran retaliates after Israel kills two top Iranian officials (2026-03-18)
Iran launched a barrage of missiles after Israel killed two top Iranian officials, including Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Se...
🇺🇸 Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani (2026-03-17)
US counterterrorism chief Joe Kent quits and says Tehran posed no ‘imminent threat’ to America...
🇺🇦 Iran's top security chief Ali Larijani killed in airstrike, state media says (2026-03-17)
The Islamic Republic's top security chief, Ali Larijani, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, Iranian state media confirmed March 17....
🇺🇸 Who was Ali Larijani, Iran’s powerful insider? (2026-03-17)
Iran has confirmed that security chief Ali Larijani has been killed....
🇺🇸 Iran confirms Ali Larijani's death: 'Martyred' (2026-03-17)
An Iranian news agency affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed Tuesday that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National...
🇺🇸 Ali Larijani, a Top Iranian Politician and Emissary, Is Dead at 67 (2026-03-17)
Mr. Larijani, the top national security official and a confidante of the former supreme leader, expertly navigated Iran’s internal politics and led th...
🇺🇸 What killing of top Iranian leader Ali Larijani could mean for war (2026-03-17)
Senior Iranian leader Ali Larijani in a missile strike, Iran's Supreme National Security Council confirmed on Tuesday. CBS News senior national securi...
🇺🇸 What we know as Israel says it killed top Iranian official Ali Larijani (2026-03-17)
Israeli officials say Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, was killed in strikes overnight. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab h...
🇬🇧 Death of influential Ali Larijani would be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei (2026-03-17)
Security chief’s huge influence on many levels of Iranian politics and abroad would make his killing devastating<ul><li><a href="https://www...
🇬🇧 Pivotal Iran leader Ali Larijani killed in airstrike, Israel says (2026-03-17)
If confirmed, death would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed since Ali Khamenei on first day of war<ul><li><a href="h...
🇺🇸 Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani killed in overnight strike, Israel says (2026-03-17)
Israel said Tuesday that it killed two top Iranian security officials in an overnight strike, including Ali Larijani. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab has more....
🇺🇸 Israel says it killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani (2026-03-17)
Israel says it killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani...
🇬🇧 Middle East crisis live: Israel claims it has killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani (2026-03-17)
Israel said it had killed the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council in overnight strikes<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguar...
🇺🇸 What to Know About Ali Larijani, Iran’s Top Security Official (2026-03-17)
One of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s closest confidants, Mr. Larijani emerged as the face of the government after Mr. Khamenei was killed....
🇺🇸 Israel says Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed in a strike (2026-03-17)
Iran has not yet confirmed the report....
🇺🇸 In Khamenei’s absence, pragmatist Larijani emerges as power broker in Iran (2026-03-01)
🇺🇸 Inside Iran’s Preparation for War and Plans for Survival (2026-02-22)
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has entrusted Ali Larijani, the top national security official, to ensure the Islamic Republic endures possible ...