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Mourners gather at funeral of Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief

March 18, 2026, 11:24 a.m. ET
Members of Iran's security forces attend a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani , Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The Israeli government announced its forces killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in strikes on March 17, eliminating one of the country's most powerful political figures who once pushed for a nuclear peace deal and spent decades in the upper echelons of the Islamic Republic.
Members of Iran's security forces attend a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The Israeli government announced its forces killed Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, in strikes on March 17, eliminating one of the country's most powerful political figures who once pushed for a nuclear peace deal and spent decades in the upper echelons of the Islamic Republic.
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Large crowds gather during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine,off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Large crowds gather during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine,off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Majid Saeedi, Getty Images
Mourners attend a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine,off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Mourners attend a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine,off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Majid Saeedi, Getty Images
Caskets are transported during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine,off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Caskets are transported during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine,off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Majid Saeedi, Getty Images
Members of the crowd react during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine, off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Members of the crowd react during a joint funeral held for Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Basij commander Major General Gholam Soleimani, and 84 sailors from the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena, on March 18, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Larijani and Gholamreza, two of the highest-ranking Iranian officials to be assassinated since the outbreak of the war on February 28, were killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on March 17, according to Iranian state media. The 84 sailors were killed when the IRIS Dena was sunk in a torpedo strike by the USSCharlotte, an American submarine, off the coast of Sri Lanka on March 4.
Majid Saeedi, Getty Images
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