Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani were killed during intensified Israeli airstrikes targeting the Iranian security apparatus and militia leadership.The targeted operations occur during an eighteen-day campaign by joint US and Israeli forces to dismantle the regime's military capabilities.Iran responded to the attacks by striking oil facilities in the Persian Gulf and closing the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.Israeli Foreign Minister
Gideon Sa'ar claimed a strategic victory as strikes expanded to target
Hezbollah command centers located in
Lebanon.