[Iran Responds to Leader's Assassination: Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Issues Statement, New Supreme Leader Attends Foreign Policy Meeting] BlockBeats News, March 17 – According to a report by Iran's Mehr News Agency on March 17, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, issued a handwritten eulogy for the fallen warriors of the Iranian Navy. In addition, senior Iranian officials stated that the new Supreme Leader of Iran rejected proposals to 'ease tensions or achieve peace with the United States' during a foreign policy meeting. Earlier reports indicated that Israel's Defense Minister confirmed the successful assassination of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Larijani. (Jin10)