
Israel kills Ali Larijani, Iran’s de facto leader
At approximately 1:50 a.m., Israeli Air Force fighter jets reached the target and released precision-guided munitions that struck the apartment directly, killing Larijani.

At approximately 1:50 a.m., Israeli Air Force fighter jets reached the target and released precision-guided munitions that struck the apartment directly, killing Larijani.

Across Tehran, the IDF has been striking Basij checkpoints set up along major roads to question Iranian civilians, aiming to degrade the regime’s ability to crack down on dissent and potential unrest.

Raised in a working‑class family near Tehran, he lived an ordinary student life until he and classmates were arrested by the Basij militia and tortured.

Historically, regimes under this level of pressure have often turned outward.

Iran’s current crisis bears striking resemblance to several historical regime collapses.