Iran rejects de-escalation offers; Israel says it kills Iranian security chief

Iran’s attacks on Gulf nations and its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz have given rise to increasing concerns of a global energy crisis

Ali Larijani, has been killed, Israel said (Bilal Hussein/AP)

Israel claimed on Tuesday to have killed Iran's security chief, while a senior Iranian ​official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediaries, demanding Israel and the US first be "brought to their knees".

The senior official, who asked not to be identified, ‌said two intermediary countries had conveyed proposals to Iran's Foreign Ministry for "reducing tensions or ceasefire with the United States". The official did not give further details.