Iran vows revenge for security chief Larijani’s killing, hits Tel Aviv with cluster bombs
The Straits Times
Iran vows decisive response to Israel for the killing of security chief Larijani, hitting Tel Aviv with cluster bombs. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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TEL AVIV – Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads, killing two people, in what it said was retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani.
Gulf nations, meanwhile, intercepted rockets and drones headed for targets that include US bases in the region.
Iran was set to hold funerals on March 18 for Mr Larijani and another powerful figure killed by Israel, Mr Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary force, according to the Fars and Tasnim news agencies.
The Iranian government confirmed the killing of Mr Larijani, the most senior figure targeted since the US-Israeli war’s first day, when an Israeli air strike killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, which Mr Larijani led as secretary, said Mr Larijani’s son and his deputy, Mr Alireza Bayat, were also killed in the air strike late on March 16.
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