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18 Mar 2026, 13:48

Christiane Amanpour, senior correspondent for CNN, says a knowledgeable source told her that Ali Larijani was considered the most favorable transitional option for the United States and Israel until early this fall, but became a "target" from mid-February.

On Wednesday, March 27, Amanpour wrote on the social media platform X that Ali Larijani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, who was killed early Tuesday, March 26, "became a target when he called for the suppression of protesters, took a leading role in verbal attacks against the United States and Israel, and played a key role in designing operational actions for the Revolutionary Guards, especially against the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council."

She did not identify her knowledgeable source, and her claim has not yet been independently verified, nor have officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran reacted to it.
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