Iran confirms Israeli strike killed top security official Ali Larijani and his son.

Iran confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, 67, a top security official and head of the Supreme National Security Council, in an Israeli strike, with state media calling him "martyred." Larijani, who was widely seen as leading Iran’s government after the killing of its supreme leader in prior U.S. and Israeli strikes, was not eligible to become supreme leader as he was not a Shiite cleric. Israel claimed responsibility, and Iran confirmed his death hours later, stating his son, Morteza Larijani, was also killed. Larijani had served as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and was under a U.S. bounty. His death marks a significant development in the ongoing regional conflict.