News India Live, Digital Desk: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has now taken a turn from which no return seems possible. Secretary of Iran’s National Security Council and one of the most influential strategists, Ali Larijani Has died in Israeli airstrike. This attack is not just a military action, but the biggest attack on Iran’s power center.
How did ‘Operation Larijani’ happen?
israeli intelligence agency Mossad And the Air Force targeted a safe complex (Safe House) located on the outskirts of Tehran as part of a joint operation.
Accurate Aim: According to Israeli media, Larijani was holding a confidential high-level meeting there.
Major Damage: Not only Larijani, but many other senior military officers present with him and his family members have also been killed in this attack. Israel has called it “the end of the mastermind of terror”.
Larijani was ‘Chanakya’ of Iranian politics
Ali Larijani’s stature was no less than that of any President in Iran. He was an experienced politician and diplomat.
Defenders of the nuclear programme: He was Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator for a long time and strongly defended Iran in international forums.
‘Bhishma Pitamah’ of Parliament: Larijani has been a member of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis), which shows his political acceptability.
Those closest to Khamenei: Former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had unwavering faith in him. After Khamenei’s death, Larijani was the link that maintained the balance between the new leadership and the military.
impact on regional politics
After Larijani’s death, the equations inside and outside Iran have completely changed:
Hezbollah and Hamas: Larijani was the main architect of providing strategic and military support to these groups. In their absence the help received by these organizations may be affected.
Power struggle: There is now a fear that a new power struggle will begin in Tehran between hard-liners and relatively moderates.
‘The consequences will be dangerous’ – Iran’s warning
Iran’s acting leadership has declared three days of national mourning over Larijani’s death. Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) issued a statement saying that “Israel has signed the warrant for its destruction.” Iranian missile units throughout the Gulf region have been placed on ‘red alert’, further increasing the risk of a major regional war.
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