The family of Morteza Larijani — the son of senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, whose elimination was attributed to Israel by MP Esmail Kothari — issued a statement denying Kothari's claim that Morteza used a mobile phone on the day of his death, which Kothari alleged allowed Israel to locate him. The family insists Morteza had not carried a mobile phone for months before his death.
The family of Morteza Larijani, the son of senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, issued a statement Thursday afternoon denying claims by MP Esmail Kothari that Morteza used a mobile phone on the day of his elimination, which Kothari alleged enabled Israel to locate him. The family insisted Morteza had not carried a mobile phone for months before his death.
The denial, reported by the Iranian the source Iran News, comes shortly after Kothari, a former IRGC commander and member of parliament's National Security Committee, made the claim in an interview earlier Thursday, as The Zioneer reported at 16:07 Jerusalem time.
The report is based on a single Iranian source and has not been independently verified. The Larijani family has been at the center of unverified reports in recent weeks, including claims regarding the death of Ali Larijani himself, which remain unconfirmed.
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