Israeli media are reporting that Ali Larijani was attacked with his son in a hideout apartment.

Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz said Larijani had been “eliminated” and that he and the prime minister had instructed the military to “continue hunting down” Iran’s leadership.

The Iranian security chief had been seen in public last Friday taking part in Quds Day rallies.

He was a former nuclear negotiator for Iran and a close ally of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war.

There’s been no confirmation of his death from Iran

Iran launches new wave of missiles at Israelpublished at 01:59

The IDF says Iran has launched more missiles at Israel and its defensive systems are operating to intercept them.

Separately, the Iranian state broadcaster is reporting a new wave of missiles have been launched from Iran towards the "occupied territories".

Israel says it will 'continue hunting down' Iran's leaderspublished at 01:52

We can now bring you more of Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz's statement on overnight strikes which he claims killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani.

He says Israeli forces also killed the top security official and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani.

"The prime minister and I have instructed the IDF to continue hunting down the leadership of the regime of terror and oppression in Iran," Katz says.

"US President Trump spoke about the high rate of turnover of Iran's leadership... we will update him that the high rate of turnover continues and is even increasing following the assassination of two of the most senior remaining leaders."

Katz continues by praising Israeli air force pilots and intelligence officials involved in the operation.

Iran has yet to confirm whether Larijani and Soleimani have been killed.

Ali Larijani is the influential secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

He was appointed in August 2025 by President Masoud Pezeshkian as secretary of the SNSC and as the representative of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to the council.

He has also been described in Iranian outlets as an adviser to the late supreme leader. He served as speaker of Iran's parliament for 12 years, from May 2008 to May 2020.

Although he headed the Principlist faction in parliament from 2008 to 2012, he has been described as a "moderate conservative" in recent years.

Before becoming speaker, Larijani served as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator between 2005 and 2007.

His brother, Sadegh Larijani, is another influential figure in the Islamic Republic. He chairs the Expediency Council, a top arbitration body that serves as the final arbiter between parliament and the constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council.

Israel says Iran's key security chief Larijani has been killed in strike

Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz says Ali Larijani has been killed.

In a statement, Katz says he was just informed of the top Iranian security official's death following Israeli strikes overnight.

Iranian outlets say message from top official Larijani to come shortlypublished at 01:23

At least two Iranian media outlets say top security official Ali Larijani will be publishing a message shortly.

An Israeli military official has just confirmed to the BBC that Larijani was targeted by the IDF.

The posts from the Tasnim and Mehr news agencies say the message will be "published in a few minutes".

IDF says its air force has killed Iranian Basij unit commanderpublished at 01:13

The IDF also says its air force has killed the commander of Iran's Basij unit - a paramilitary group involved in the brutal crackdown on anti-government protests earlier this year.

In a Telegram post it says it targeted Gholamreza Soleimani on Monday. The IDF says he was at the helm of the Revolutionary Guards-linked militia for six years.

There has been no word in Iranian media as yet.