Iranian state media has officially confirmed the death of senior politician Ali Larijani and his son in an Israeli airstrike on a residence in the Pardis area. The assassination occurs amid an ongoing wave of intense Israeli military strikes across Iran.
Iranian state media has confirmed the death of senior Iranian political figure Ali Larijani following an Israeli airstrike near Tehran. The targeted killing occurs against the backdrop of a massive wave of Israeli military operations against Iranian targets that began on March 16.
According to the Iranian sports and news aggregation channel فوتبالی| اخبار و خبر ورزشی سه, which cited the IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency, the strike hit a civilian residence. The channel reported that "Ali Larijani along with his son, had gone to his daughter's house in the Pardis area, when this house was targeted by Israeli fighter jets and both were killed." The report added that there is currently no information available regarding the fate of the other family members who may have been present.
The regional conflict tracking channel اخبار جنگ | ایران | افغانستان reiterated the official state media broadcast, echoing that the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) formally confirmed Larijani's killing.
The assassination of the high-profile politician unfolds during an unprecedented escalation between Israel and Iran. Two days prior, the IDF launched a major offensive targeting over 200 military sites and air defense systems across Iran—including areas around the capital—prompting retaliatory Iranian strikes across the Middle East.
Both source channels rely heavily on official state broadcasting (IRIB) and the state-aligned Fars News Agency for this report. The framing emphasizes the targeting of Larijani and his son in a civilian area (a daughter's home in Pardis) by Israeli fighter jets.