India, March 18 -- Iran has confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, one of its most powerful figures in the ongoing war against the US and Israel and close confidant of slain leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son Mojtaba, Iranian media said on Tuesday.

The confirmation comes hours after Israel said to have killed Larijani, the most senior figure targeted since Khamenei's death at the start of war on February 28. Larijani was considered one of the most powerful figures in Iran since Khamenei's death.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Larijani, along with Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of the Revolutionary Guard's all-volunteer Basij force, were "eliminated" on Tuesday night.

Earlier in the day, an Iranian news agency, Miz...