Iran rejects de-escalation offers; Israel says it kills Iranian security chief

Israel said on Tuesday it had killed Iran’s security chief, the most senior figure targeted since the war’s first day, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediary countries.

Iran did not immediately comment on Israel’s announcement it had killed Ali Larijani, widely viewed as one of Iran’s most powerful figures and a confidant of slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son and successor, Mojtaba.

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