What happened: Iran has confirmed the deaths of two senior security officials, considered among the most powerful figures in the country, in overnight strikes: Ali Larijani, secretary of... It's a major blow to Iran’s complicated security apparatus.
Cross-source context: NPR highlights israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani. Iran has yet to confirm but it would be the highest-profile killings since the targeting of Iran's Ayatollah... Bloomberg highlights ali Larijani, a veteran politician who helped lead Iran’s wartime efforts against the US and Israel, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, Iranian state media confirmed. Bloomberg highlights israel said it killed Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, in an overnight attack, intensifying a region-wide war that shows no sign of abating well into its... Defense Minister Israel Katz said Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, has been “eliminated,” along
What to watch next: movement around leadership, airstrike.

