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warfareTargeted Leadership StrikeTehran, Iransupported 70.7

Israeli strikes kill Ali Larijani and Basij chief in Iran

Iranian state media and international outlets reported that Israeli strikes killed Ali Larijani and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the commander of the Basij militia, during a new wave of attacks tied to the 2026 Iran war. The incident marked a high-level leadership decapitation strike inside Iran's wartime command environment.

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Published

3/17/2026

Current public event date

Source base

3 sources

Evidence records attached to this event

Actor field

3 ranked

Actors currently scored in public view

Incident links

1

Analyses connected to this incident

Editorial note

Curated from the user-submitted Iran war reporting bundle and supporting wire coverage.

Event harm

76.6

Overall event-level harm score

Top culpability

56.8

Israeli wartime leadership

Confidence

70.7

How stable the current public reading is

Top responsibility

74.2

Highest actor responsibility before event harm is applied

Event harm

Harm context

The public harm score is grounded in who bears the harm, what protections are in play, and the broader social fallout.

Who is harmed

Civilians and communities exposed to the strike, raid, or conflict action.

Rights or laws at risk

The right to life, bodily integrity, civilian protection, and access to education or medical care are implicated.

Societal impact

The event can intensify insecurity in Tehran, Iran, raise the risk of retaliation or escalation, and widen civilian harm over time.

Overview

Highest ranked actor

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Israeli wartime leadership

Rank #1 with the highest weighted culpability in the current public reading.

Culpability

56.8

Weighted contribution

Confidence

72.0

Attribution stability

Rank #1authorizerofficeIsrael

Israeli wartime leadership

Ranked in the public field as a authorizer with a current responsibility band of substantial.

supported 72.0

Responsibility

74.2

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

56.8

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

72.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

1

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

A strike of this visibility and political sensitivity likely required authorization from Israel's wartime leadership rather than only field-level discretion.

1 evidence link

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Ranked actors

3

Actors represented in the ladder and contribution views.

Top actor

Israeli wartime leadership

Highest-ranked actor in the current public reading.

Revisions

13

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Ranked field

Other ranked actors

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Rank #2executormilitary unitIsrael

Israeli strike cell

Ranked in the public field as a executor with a current responsibility band of substantial.

supported 76.0

Responsibility

69.0

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

52.9

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

76.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

2

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

The operational unit that carried out the strike holds the clearest direct responsibility for the killings because it executed the lethal action inside Iran.

2 evidence links
Rank #3planneragencyIsrael

Israeli targeting planners

Ranked in the public field as a planner with a current responsibility band of substantial.

supported 64.0

Responsibility

66.4

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

50.9

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

64.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

1

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

Targeted leadership strikes depend on intelligence selection and pre-strike planning, which makes the planning layer materially responsible even when the public reporting centers on the final strike.

1 evidence link