Iran Downplays Impact of Larijani’s Killing on Leadership Stability
Iran’s foreign minister said the killing of Ali Larijani will not destabilize the country’s leadership or governing system.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that the assassination of Ali Larijani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, would not shake the leadership or the system that, he said, the United States and Israel aim to dismantle.
He spoke in an interview with Al Jazeera that aired after Iranian authorities confirmed Larijani’s death. Araghchi said Washington and Jerusalem have…