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A tanker at anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates was struck on Tuesday by "falling debris" rather than a projectile, as had previously been thought, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre said in an updated advisory.

The vessel, which has not been publicly identified, was "subjected to falling debris from interceptions in the vicinity of the vessel," UKMTO said.

There was "minor" damage to the vessel and the crew were reported as safe, the organization said.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that Ali Larijani, the influential Iranian security official who'd been a key representative of former Supreme Leader Ali Khomenei, was killed in a "precise" Israeli aerial strike.

The IDF statement followed the Israeli defense minister's announcement of the death.

"Following the elimination of Khamenei, Larijani consolidated his status as the de facto leader of the Iranian regime and led the combat efforts against the State of Israel and countries across the region," the IDF said in a statement.

Describing him as the "de facto leader" of the Iranian regime, the IDF said that Larijani was killed by an Israeli Air Force strike near Tehran.

Israel described Larijani's death as a "further blow" to the Iranian leadership's abilities to manage the war against the U.S. and Israel.

More Israel Defense Forces troops have been deployed in Lebanon, where Israel yesterday began a "limited" ground operation targeting what it described as Hezbollah "strongholds."

"Additional IDF troops have been deployed in Lebanon, continuing efforts to establish a forward defense posture in order to remove threats and create an additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel against Hezbollah's threat," the IDF said on Tuesday.

The Israeli minister of defense said Tuesday that the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, was killed in an overnight attack on Tehran.

Iran's security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an overnight attack on Tehran, Israeli minister of defense says

"Larijani and the Basij commander were eliminated last night and have joined Khamenei, the head of the annihilation program, along with all those eliminated from the axis of evil in the depths of hell," Katz said in a statement. "The Prime Minister and I have instructed the IDF to continue pursuing the leadership of the terror and oppression regime in Iran, and to repeatedly cut off the head of the octopus and prevent it from regrowing."

"The IDF continues to operate in Iran with great intensity, targeting regime assets, suppressing missile-launch capabilities, and destroying key strategic infrastructure across all domains, setting Iran back decades," Katz continued.