Key Iran leader ‘killed’: what does it mean for the war? - The Latest

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  This is The Guardian.

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  There's actually an argument to say that his death is even more significant than

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  that of Khamenei because he really was this kind of central figure

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  who was doing a lot of the work behind the scenes.

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  The Israeli Defence Minister now confirms

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  that Iran's top security official Ali Larijani has been killed in an overnight strike

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  in Tehran.

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  It does sort of suggest this idea that regime change

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  and the kind of total destruction of the old guard of the Iranian leadership is

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  something that is on Israel's mind.

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  Israel claims it's killed Iran's national security chief in overnight strikes

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  in what could be a devastating blow for the Iranian regime.

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  From The Guardian today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

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  I'm joined by Devika Bhatt, The Guardian's Deputy Head of International News.

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  Thanks for joining us again, Devika.

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  It's lovely to see you.

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  So Israel is claiming that Iran's Security Chief Ali Larijani has been killed overnight

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  in strikes.

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  I mean, this is the most senior Iranian official

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  to be killed since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei two weeks ago, isn't it?

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