Iran’s security chief killed in U.S.‑Israeli strikes, missile barrage hits Tel Aviv | 17 March 2026 | Iran confirmed the deaths of top security official Ali Larijani and Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of the Basij paramilitary force, in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier criticized NATO members and partner nations for not joining the war on Iran after a number of allies refused to heed his call to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz… Two people in their 70s were killed during Iranian missile strikes on Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv, on Wednesday morning, Israeli medical officials said. Some 12,000 housing units in Tehran have been destroyed or damaged by the U.S.-Israeli attacks since February 28, the Iranian capital’s governor has said.