De-escalation rebuffed as Israel claims to kill Iranian security chief
Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial]
March 17, 2026
A member of the Red Crescent rescue team stands next to a building that was destroyed by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran. Photo: WANA via Reuters
Israel says it has killed Iran's security chief, the most senior figure targeted since the war's first day, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediary countries.
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