Iran Security Chief Ali Larijani Killed In Overnight Strike, Claims IsraelThe reports came a day after Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council issued a message to the Muslim world saying that Tehran remains "steadfast" in its fight against the US and Israel.

Jerusalem:

Ali Larijani, Iran's security chief, was among those targeted in Israeli strikes on Iran overnight, according to Israeli media reports. It remains unclear if Larijani, a top figure in Iran's establishment, was killed or injured in the strike, according to a report by Times of Israel.

Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, has also claimed that Larijani has been killed.

Iran has, however, not yet commented on the reports. Larijani, a former nuclear negotiator who serves as secretary of Iran's National Security Council, is widely seen as one of the most influential figures in Iran's power structure

If his death is confirmed, Larijani would be the most senior Iranian official to be killed after the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who died on the first day of the war. Larijani was a close ally of Ali Khamenei.

He was reportedly last seen in public during Quds Day rallies in Tehran on Friday. Later that day, the US offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, including Larijani, as part of a list of 10 figures linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.