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Iranian leader killed in strikes hours after threatening the US on TV
One of Iran’s leaders, Ali Mohammad Naini, has been killed in joint strikes from the US and Israel, after threatening America on TV
One of Iran’s leaders has been killed in overnight strikes, hours after threatening the US on TV.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that its spokesperson was killed in overnight strikes conducted jointly by the United States and Israel, marking the latest in a series of high-profile assassinations of senior officials since the conflict began.
Ali Mohammad Naini, 68, who had served as the IRGC’s spokesman since 2024, “was martyred in the criminal cowardly terrorist attack by the American-Zionist side at dawn,” the IRGC said in a statement released on Friday.
His death came just hours after Naini appeared on national television, where he reaffirmed that Iran retained full missile production capabilities even under wartime conditions.
Naini’s death is the latest in a series of high-profile assassinations that have struck at the heart of Iran’s leadership in less than three weeks.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening hours of the joint military campaign and has since been succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Earlier this week, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and one of the most powerful figures in the country’s establishment, was killed in a strike along with his son and several aides.
Within the same 48-hour period, Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary forces, and Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib were also confirmed dead.
Earlier on Friday, The Mirror reported that an Iranian man has been arrested after attempting to gain access to the naval base where Britain’s four nuclear submarines are stationed.
The 34-year-old man, accompanied by a woman of unknown nationality, approached the gate of HM Naval Base Clyde, commonly known as Faslane, on Thursday while traveling in a vehicle.
According to The Times, the pair were turned away due to a lack of security passes. However, they were then seen to be ‘acting suspiciously’ in the area and soon arrested.
A Police Scotland spokesperson confirmed the incident, stating: “Around 5pm on Thursday, 19 March, 2026, we were made aware of two people attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde. A 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with this, and enquiries are ongoing.”
No additional details have been released regarding the nature of the suspicious behaviour, including whether the pair attempted to take photographs or engage in other prohibited activities at the base.
A Royal Navy spokesperson added: “Police Scotland have arrested two people who unsuccessfully attempted to enter HM Naval Base Clyde on Thursday 19 March. As the matter is subject to an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further.”
Faslane is the home of four Trident-armed ballistic missile submarines, which form the core of the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent.
The base also hosts the Royal Navy’s seven Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines, capable of launching Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles that can strike targets hundreds of miles inland with precision.
