Top Iranian official Ali Larijani, and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani were both killed overnight, according to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Larijani was targeted in an Israeli strike, a senior Israeli Official told Fox News.
And multiple Basij figures were targeted in an effort involving the U.S. and Israel, according to a senior Israeli official. “Over a dozen Basij officials were targeted in Iran last night in different strikes, including the head of the Basij forces Gholamreza Soleimani. This was a joint U.S. and Israeli effort,” the official noted. "A strike in Tehran targeted the Basij commander and around a dozen others, including the most senior figures in the Basij forces—people with a lot of blood on their hands."
The killings come more than two weeks into the war effort against the Islamic Republic being waged by the U.S. and Israel.
Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report
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