Iranian state media has confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, the most senior Iranian official to be killed since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Following his death, Iran’s army chief warned there would be a "decisive, deterrent, and regretful response" and the Revolutionary Guards reportedly said it had already launched missiles at central Israel "in revenge".

Separately, US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Nato and other allies who he said “don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation" against Iran. In a long post on Truth Social, he also said the US was the most powerful country and “WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!"

We are wrapping up our coverage here, so for all the latest developments head over to our new live page.

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A man and a woman in their 70s were those killed during an Iranian missile strike on Ramat Gan, a spokesperson for Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) says.

MDA team members were sent to different locations impacted by missiles just after midnight across Tel Aviv, MDA spokesperson Zaki Heller said, with casualties found at three scenes.

From a scene in Bnei Brak, a senior emergency crew member said: "We saw destruction on the street... we saw an MDA EMT fully conscious with a minor shrapnel injury to his hand. We provided medical treatment and evacuated him to the hospital in mild condition."

Meanwhile, MDA's Director General Eli Bin said it was "a difficult, painful scene, with a direct hit on a residential building".

"MDA teams acted very quickly at multiple scenes simultaneously and provided medical treatment to the injured. Unfortunately, at the scene in Ramat Gan, paramedics had to pronounce the deaths of an elderly man and woman."

At two other scenes, MDA said they treated two people with minor shrapnel injuries, along with several anxiety victims and civilians injured on their way to shelters.

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Here are the latest developments as we continue to bring you live coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran:

• Iran state media confirms the killing of Ali Larijani, the influential secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in an air strike. Larijani is the most senior official to be killed since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
• Iran's army chief vows revenge for the killing of Larijani by threatening a "decisive, deterrent, and regretful response". Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which is separate from the army, says it has already launched missiles at central Israel "in revenge" for Larijani's death, AFP reports
• In Israel, two people are dead following an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv
• Israeli military continues striking Hezbollah targets across Lebanon. Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least six people have been killed and 24 others injured in two Israeli strikes on central Beirut, AFP reports
• A UN agency says a projectile hit an Iranian nuclear power plant, but there was no damage
• The US military says it has struck Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz
• And Donald Trump has lashed out at Nato and other allies, and claimed the US "no longer need or desire" their help in the Iran war after previously asking them for support

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The Australian Prime Minister has just confirmed an Iranian projectile landed near Australia's military base in the United Arab Emirates.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the projectile struck "at 9:15 this morning at the Al Minhad base that Australia has in the United Arab Emirates".

"I can confirm that no Australian personnel were injured, and everyone is absolutely safe," he adds.

"There was minor damage to an accommodation block and a medical facility due to a small fire that was created as a result of that projectile hitting a road leading up to that base."

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Lebanon's Health Ministry says at least six people have been killed and 24 others injured in two Israeli strikes on central Beirut, AFP news agency reports.

It adds that the figures are preliminary and the victims' identities "will be determined after DNA testing", according to a statement.

Earlier, local media reported one strike hit an apartment building in the central Zuqaq al-Blat neighbourhood, which is close to the government headquarters and several embassies.

A second strike also hit the central Basta district, with witnesses hearing several explosions, according to AFP.

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Iranian army chief Amir Hatami has threatened to launch a "decisive" retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli air strike.

"At the appropriate time and place, a decisive, deterrent, and regretful response will be given to the criminal America and the bloodthirsty Zionist regime," Hatami says in a statement.

He adds that Larijani and the deaths of other "martyrs will be avenged".

Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which is separate from the army, says it has already launched missiles at central Israel "in revenge" for Larijani's death, AFP news agency reports.

We're getting some new pictures on the ground from Tel Aviv of damage from the Iranian strikes that killed at least two people.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran has reported that a projectile hit a nuclear power in the southwest of the country.

In a statement, the IAEA, a UN body that oversees nuclear technologies, says Iran reported the incident at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Tuesday evening.

"No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported," the statement says. "Director General Rafael Grossi reiterates [his] call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident."

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News agencies are reporting new attacks on the US embassy compound in the Iraqi capital. The AFP and Reuters news agencies have reported explosions in the early hours of Wednesday local time.

The agencies cited security sources and AFP journalists in the city heard explosions near the embassy, which is in the highly fortified Green Zone area, home to many diplomatic missions and international organisations.

The US outpost has been attacked several times since the start of the war.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are both responding to several drone and missile attacks in their region.

The Saudi defence ministry says it has intercepted and destroyed six drones in the country's east.

Meanwhile, Kuwait's military says their air defences are responding to "hostile missile and drone threats", urging the public to follow safety and security directives.

It adds that "any explosions that may be heard" are the result of air defence systems intercepting the attacks.

Fergal Keane
Special correspondent

For many Iranians, there is a fear of all sides: American and Israeli bombing of their cities as well as repression from supporters of the regime.

But more than two weeks of war has also left many hopeful that this moment could lead to the end of the current regime, which has a history of heavy-handed suppression of dissent, even as people despise the foreign bombs that have sent plumes of toxic smoke into the air.

The BBC has obtained footage and interviews from the Iranian capital Tehran which evoke a city of strained nerves, of constant waiting for the next air strike and relentless fear of the state security apparatus.

Baran – not her real name – is a businesswoman in her thirties. She is now too scared to go to work. "With the start of the drone attacks, no one dares to go outside. If I open my door and step out, it is like gambling with my life."

Read Fergal Keane's report here.

Amir Azimi
Editor, BBC Persian

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The Israeli air strike which killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, has removed one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers at a critical moment.

Larijani was not a military commander, but he was a central figure in shaping Iran's strategic decisions.

As secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, he sat at the heart of decision-making on war, diplomacy, and national security.

His voice carried weight across the system, particularly in managing Iran's confrontation with the United States and Israel.

His death comes amid a broader campaign in which several senior Iranian officials and commanders have been killed within a matter of weeks. This pattern suggests a sustained effort to weaken Iran's leadership structure during wartime.

Despite his hardline stance against the West, Larijani was often described inside Iran as a pragmatist. He combined ideological loyalty with a technocratic approach, favouring calculated strategy over rhetoric.

You can read more about the impact of his death here.

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Local police say two people have been killed during an Iranian missile attack that struck "several" sites around Tel Aviv.

An emergency responder for Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance service has told AFP news agency they saw "smoke rising" from a building and "extensive damage and shattered glass".

"We saw two unconscious casualties, with no pulse and not breathing, with severe injuries to their bodies," they add.

Medics later confirmed the deaths of a man and a woman "with severe shrapnel injuries" in Ramat Gan east of Tel Aviv.

In the area of Bnei Brak, MDA teams also treated a man in "mild condition with shrapnel injuries to his hand" who was later sent to hospital.

Aoife Walsh
Reporting from the White House

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I'm at the White House, where US President Donald Trump and Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin have just finished delivering remarks at a St Patrick's Day event.

Trump began by saying Iran can't have a nuclear weapon, and that "they now understand that". He also praised the US military as "the most powerful in the world".

Martin used his own remarks to call for peace in the Middle East and in Ukraine, saying that Ireland's history has shown "dialogue, negotiation, deescalation are the ways to make progress".

Speaking in the East Room, he said Ireland sees "international rules and order" as "essential to our peace and security, and to that of the world".

“Too many people are dying as a result of conflict across the world, and we owe it to them all to create a better future," he added.

The US says it has "successfully employed" multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on "hardened" Iranian missile sites.

The munitions struck along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command says in a social media post.

"The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait," the US military says.

Helena Humphrey
reporting from Washington

I've just spoken to Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas on Capitol Hill.

Asked what he made of Joe Kent's resignation over the Iran war, he told me: "Obviously he [Kent] disagrees with the policy of the administration, and the honourable thing to do is resign."

I put it to him that the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center said in his resignation letter that Iran posed "no imminent threat".

Cornyn said Kent was "absolutely wrong" and that "the president is doing the right thing".

Cornyn, who has described US President Donald Trump as "an ally and a friend", represents the more traditional Republican wing backing the president on this conflict.

He is currently in a tight primary race with Ken Paxton for the midterms and is seeking Trump's endorsement for the runoff election.

But his comments highlight a continued ideological split within the Republican party - particularly among parts of Trump's MAGA base, of which Kent himself had been a staunch supporter.

In a post of X, former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene - once a prominent MAGA supporter turned Trump critic - called Kent a "GREAT AMERICAN HERO".

Many MAGA voters backed Trump on his "America First" platform, including scepticism about foreign wars - and Kent’s resignation is indicative of that unease.

Israel's prime minister has published a video of himself surrounded by military commanders as he recorded a message for the people of Iran.

"I'm here with Israel's Defense Minister, our chief of staff, the head of the Mossad, the chief of Air Force, our senior commanders," Benjamin Netanyahu says.

"In the past 24 hours, we knocked out two of the terrorist chieftains, the top terrorist chieftains of this tyranny."

Iran in the last few hours has acknowledged the deaths of security chief Ali Larijani and Basij militia head Gholamreza Soleimani, confirming announcements from Israel earlier that the two had been killed.

"Our aircraft are hitting the terror operatives on the grounds, in the crossroads, in the city squares," Netanyahu says.

He then shares a message ahead of the Persian new year, Nowruz, on Friday.

"This is meant to enable the brave people of Iran to celebrate the Festival of Fire. So celebrate and Happy Nowruz. We're watching from above.”

Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian

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Ali Larijani, whom Iranian state media has acknowledged was killed, was the influential secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).

He was appointed in August 2025 by President Masoud Pezeshkian as secretary of the SNSC and as the representative of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to the council.

He has also been described in Iranian outlets as an adviser to the late supreme leader. He served as speaker of Iran's parliament for 12 years, from May 2008 to May 2020.

Although he headed the Principlist faction in parliament from 2008 to 2012, he has been described as a "moderate conservative" in recent years.

Before becoming speaker, Larijani served as Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator between 2005 and 2007.

His brother, Sadegh Larijani, is another influential figure in the Islamic Republic. He chairs the Expediency Council, a top arbitration body that serves as the final arbiter between parliament and the constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council.

Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian

This is what the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) administrative office has said about Ali Larijani.

It said: "In the early hours of the morning, he was martyred along with his son Morteza, Alireza Bayat (the SNSC admin's deputy for security), and a number of bodyguards."

Iranian outlets, including IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency, had reported that Larijani was killed at his daughter's house in Pardis, but said "informed sources" had denied this.

Iranian state media is now reporting the death of its security chief, Ali Larijani, in a confirmation of an earlier announcement from Israel.

Israel had said it had hit the hideout of the leader of Iran's Supreme National Security Council in an overnight airstrike.

Iran also earlier acknowledged that the leader of the Basij militia Gholamreza Soleimani was killed.