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US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East witnessed a sharp escalation on Tuesday, March 17, as Israel claimed it had successfully eliminated top Iranian security official Ali Larijani, who was widely believed to be running Iran as it reeled from the killing of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a widening war. Israel also said General Gholamreza Soleimani was among the other officials killed in the same overnight strike that purportedly took out Larijani. While Soleimani's death was eventually confirmed by Iran, it kept mum on any updates about Larijani. In another key development, Iranian state media reported that a projectile struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the country. Meanwhile, an adviser to the UAE's president hinted that his country might join a possible US-led coalition to ensure safe passage of cargo ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which has effectively remained shut since Iran's threat that it would set ablaze any ship that attempts to cross the strategic choke point. In the US, President Donald Trump signaled that further escalation in the ongoing conflict might be on the cards as he said that his administration must make the damages suffered by Iran "more permanent." Follow IndiaToday.in for live updates.
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