Criminals have to pay soon for his blood: Mojtaba Khamenei on Larijani's killing
India Today
The assassination of Ali Larijani, one of Iran's most powerful decision-makers, marks a major escalation in the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war and comes amid a sustained campaign targeting the country's top leadership.
Iran’s newly elected Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned of retaliation following the killing of senior security official Ali Larijani in a strike blamed on the United States and Israel.
In a strongly worded statement, Khamenei said “criminals will soon pay for his blood,” signalling a direct warning to those he held responsible. The killing marks a sharp escalation in the ongoing conflict and comes amid a widening campaign of targeted strikes on senior Iranian figures.
The war involving Iran, the United States and Israel has seen the killing of top leadership figures, starting with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several senior military commanders, and has since expanded to include repeated strikes on high-ranking officials.
Larijani’s killing stands out as one of the most consequential, given his central role in both the country’s security architecture and its political establishment. He was widely seen as one of the Islamic Republic’s most influential power-brokers, with a rare ability to bridge competing centres of power within the system.
Larijani combined clerical legitimacy, rooted in his prominent religious family, with the experience of a seasoned political operator who maintained close ties with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making him a rare bridge between Iran’s religious leadership and its security apparatus.
Officials said this positioned him as a key intermediary capable of translating battlefield developments into political strategy, a function few others within the system can easily replicate.
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