Israel says it's killed Iran's top security chief
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You're listening to the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Oliver Conway. We're recording this at 16 hours GMT on Tuesday 17th March. Israel says it's killed one of the most powerful figures in Iran, Ali Larijani. A top US counter-terrorism official resigns over the war, saying Iran posed no imminent threat. And medical sources in Afghanistan say more than 100 bodies have been recovered after a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre. Also in the podcast...
what we've learned from the earliest known recording of Whale Song. After the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed at the start of the US-Israeli offensive 17 days ago, Iran's powerful security chief, Ali Larijani, reportedly took over behind the scenes. Now, according to Israel, he has suffered the same fate as his former boss. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the IDF to continue to haunt the leadership of the terror and oppressive regime in Iran, to cut off the head of the octopus and not let it grow. I was updated by the chief of staff that the secretary of the National Security Council, Larry Jani, and the head of the Basij, the main oppression body of Iran, were eliminated overnight.
What recent events led to Israel claiming the deaths of Iranian leaders?
The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, announcing the deaths of Ali Larry Jani. and Hulamreza Suleimani, head of the IRGC's volunteer paramilitary force, the Besiege. Iran hasn't commented. Ali Larijani was one of the most powerful leaders left alive in Iran after more than two weeks of attacks. He was a former parliamentary speaker, IRGC commander and the country's nuclear negotiator. He reportedly tried and failed to get his brother chosen as the next supreme leader, but was said to be close to the man who did get the job – Mujtaba Khamenei. Ironically, Ali Larijani recently told President Trump to be careful, quote, not to be eliminated. As recently as Friday, he was seen walking defiantly through the streets of Tehran for the annual Al-Quds Day march.
The problem with Trump is that he's not intelligent enough to understand that Iranians are a mature and strong and determined nation. The more pressure he exerts, the stronger our nation's willpower will become. Well, Paham Gobadi from the BBC Persian service told me that if his death is confirmed by Iran, it would be extremely significant.
What details emerged from the Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Afghanistan?
He is one of the people who was left behind the scene that was seen as a person who was running the country because the supreme leader of the country, Ali Khamenei, has been killed on the first minute of the war when it broke out. His son, who has become the third supreme leader of Iran, his whereabouts is unknown. His health condition is unknown. Nobody knows if he's in a shape and form to be able to run the country or not. We know that a few days ago, one Iran's member of parliament said that there was an assassination attempt on his life, not once, but twice. Once in a hospital, once on the first day of the war. However, Ali Larijani comes from a family that the entire family is extremely powerful.
He was, as you mentioned, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament for 12 years. Before that, he was the head of Iran's national TV. And before that, he also comes from Revolutionary Guard because Iran has two armies, one conventional regular army. The other one is the Revolutionary Guards that is very loyal to the Supreme Leader, extremely ideological. So he has come from that kind of background. Now, in today's politics, he was seen as a bridge between the military, between the Revolutionary Guards and different faction of the powers. He was a conservative, but he was seen as a pragmatic conservative. However, his rhetoric changed tremendously after the war. broke out as you played one of his audios, he became more belligerent to the United States, to also Donald Trump.
Once, even during the 12-day war, he threatened to kill the head of International Energy Agency, implying that he would be killed because he said, let the dust settle and we'll come after you. Because IAEA's report, Iranians believe,
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6 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:42
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What recent events led to Israel claiming the deaths of Iranian leaders?
1:42–2:55
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What details emerged from the Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation center in Afghanistan?
2:55–12:29
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What was the reaction from Iran following the announcement of these deaths?
12:29–12:51
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Why is an AI firm seeking a chemical weapons expert?
12:51–14:11
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What is the significance of Len Deighton's contributions to literature?
14:11–27:46
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