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Larijani Was the System. Now He’s Gone.

Exclusive: Israeli security officials say the U.S. Army and Navy, with regional partners, had planned for Hormuz disruption before the war

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Nadav Eyal
Mar 18, 2026
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I have spoken in depth with senior Israeli security officials in the last 24 hours. Here are some notes from those conversations, following the strike that reportedly killed Ali Larijani and other senior officials of the Islamic Republic.

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