Iranian defence chief who issued sinister warning to Trump is killed in airstrike

Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli air strike yesterday (Picture: AP)

An Iranian official who issued a sobering warning to Donald Trump last week and threatened to ‘eliminate’ the US has been killed in an airstrike.

Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani was killed by an Israeli airstrike last night, according to Iran’s Defence Ministry.

The IDF confirmed they targeted Larijani, while also saying a separate strike killed the head of the Basji paramilitary force.