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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/03/18/america-and-israel-are-winning-in-iran/
To Pretend that Iranian Leader Larijani Was "Reasonable" Is Foolish
(Telegraph-UK) Editorial - The death of Ali Larijani is a stunning operational coup for the Israeli-American alliance. Removing Iran's national security chief, the man responsible for the brutal slaughter of thousands of protesters, is a necessary step in degrading and destroying Tehran's command networks, and towards a just conclusion of this conflict. Yet BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson responded to Larijani's death by describing the former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as "clever and reasonable - the kind of person you might want to negotiate a peace deal with." Mr. Simpson mused, was it "a good idea for Israel to take out people like him?" The answer is an unequivocal yes. Iran has posed a threat to the U.S., to Israel, and to its neighbors for decades. It had shown no intention of changing course. If it had been left to its own devices, Tehran would surely have continued to make progress towards viable nuclear weapons. It would have continued to develop and stockpile ballistic missiles and drones. And it would have continued to sponsor terrorism around the world, striking at Western interests.