The USIsraeli assassination of Irans leaders and the erosion of international law
The US-Israeli assassination of Iran’s leaders and the erosion of international law
MADRID – The confirmed assassination of Ali Larijani on March 17, 2026, following the extrajudicial assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei eighteen days earlier, represents more than a military escalation. It highlights the selective fragility of the post-1945 international legal order.









