Paris, France, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - Larijani: Iran power player who rose then fell on winds of war

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2026-03-17

When Israeli and US strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the start of the Middle East war, Iran's security chief Ali Larijani briefly became even more powerful than he had been for decades. Last June's 12-day Israeli air assault boosted the long-time insider's profile. And in January he was deeply implicated in the Islamic republic's brutal crackdown on anti-government protests. During the first two weeks of the current war, Larijani pla......

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