Reports related to deaths and injuries
A video obtained by Iran International shows citizens using fireworks to mock the deaths of Islamic Republic leaders, including Khamenei and Larijani, during the Chaharshanbe Suri festival.
Allied airstrikes reportedly killed Esmaeil Khatib, a top Iranian leader linked to threats against President Trump and responsible for overseeing global sleeper cell operations.
Israeli local media reported early Wednesday that at least two people were killed and two others were lightly injured following Iran's missile attack on Tel Aviv and surrounding areas. The attack, which used "Khorramshahr 4" and "Ghadr" missiles, targeted cities including Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, and Petah Tikva.
Morad Vaisi, a senior analyst at Iran International, stated that the killing of Ali Larijani follows the assassination of Ali Khamenei as the next significant blow to the Islamic Republic. Vaisi also noted the current ambiguity in Iran's decision-making structure, particularly between the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and state institutions.
The Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic announced that the Fars News Agency report claiming to have details of Ali Larijani's killing is false. Earlier, Fars News Agency had reported that Larijani, his son, a deputy, and bodyguards were killed by fighter jets at his daughter's home in the Pardis area.
The Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic confirmed the killing of Ali Larijani, the Council's Secretary, along with his son Morteza Larijani, Secretariat Security Deputy Alireza Bayat, and several bodyguards. Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that Vahid Fatemi-Nejad, head of Ali Larijani's security team, was also among the fatalities.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the killing of Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the "Mobilization of the Oppressed" organization, and issued a message to Mojtaba Khamenei and Basij members regarding his death. Iranian news agencies reported that Soleimani had issued a message about a ceremony for the martyrs of the Dena destroyer before his killing by the Israeli army.
State television in Iran invited Kamil Khajasteh, nephew of Mansoureh Khajasteh Bagherzadeh (wife of slain leader Ali Khamenei), to discuss her health, which remains ambiguous following conflicting reports of injury, death, and survival.
Former President Donald Trump commented on Iranian leadership, suggesting confusion about the current regime figures, specifically mentioning that he is unaware of who is in power and expressing uncertainty about the status of key officials like Mojtaba Khamenei.
On March 16, 2026, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, announced that the Israeli army had targeted and killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij militia respectively. Netanyahu stated that these operations aim to weaken the Iranian regime and provide the Iranian people with an opportunity to overthrow it.
Afghan officials report that a Pakistani airstrike on a hospital in Kabul has killed 400 people, which would be one of the highest death tolls from a single-site strike since World War 2.
Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and a key power broker in Iran following Ali Khamenei's death, was killed in an Israeli attack.
