Ali Larijani Confirmed Killed — IRGC Cites His Death as Justification for Ramat Gan Cluster Strike

The IRGC Aerospace Force explicitly stated that the overnight cluster missile barrage on Ramat Gan was 'in revenge for the killing of Larijani,' confirming Ali Larijani's assassination. Ali Larijani, Iran's National Security Council Secretary and one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, was killed in an earlier US-Israeli airstrike. His death eliminates one of the last senior figures with direct experience in diplomatic negotiations and removes a potential pragmatic voice from Iran's leadership. Netanyahu stated 'Israeli assassinations have eliminated more than half of Iran's most senior leadership.' Larijani's killing is among the most significant post-Khamenei leadership losses Iran has suffered.