Israel says two top Iranian officials Ali Larijani and General Gholam Reza Soleimani killed in strikes

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Iran’s top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s Basij militia were both killed in air strikes in a blow to the country’s leadership, Israel’s defence minister says. Both security official Ali Larijani and General Gholam Reza Soleimani were “eliminated last night,” Israel Katz said in a statement. [{ "selector": ".qrsuz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 30px))", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"} ] }]