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Israeli military strike targeted Iran’s security chief Larijani, fate unclear, officials say

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DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - ‌Israel's military has targeted Iran's security ​chief Ali Larijani, four Israeli officials said, adding that it ⁠was not immediately clear whether he was killed or injured.

Larijani was one of the targets of ​strikes carried out by the Israeli military last night across ‌Iran, the officials told Reuters. 

Iran has not yet commented on the report.

If his death is confirmed, he ⁠would be the most senior Iranian official ⁠to be killed after the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died on the first day of the war.

Larijani, a former nuclear negotiator and ‌a close ally of  Khamenei, was seen in Tehran ⁠on Friday taking part in ‌Quds Day rallies.

Later that day, the ​U.S. offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on senior Iranian military and intelligence ‌officials, including Larijani, as part ​of a list of ⁠10 figures linked to the Islamic Revolutionary ‌Guard Corps.

Multiple Israeli media ⁠outlets also said the strikes targeted Gholamreza Soleimani, the head of the Basij Resistance Force and other ​senior Basij figures, with ‌the outcome of the strikes still being assessed.

(Reporting ⁠by Jana Choukeir in Dubai, ​additional reporting by Mayaan Lubell in Jerusalem; ​Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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