US EditionIran confirms Intelligence Minister Khatib killed in third high-profile assassination this week
Israel claims killing of Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in Tehran airstrike as part of ongoing campaign targeting senior Iranian officials authorized by Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- On Tuesday, Iran confirmed that Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, was killed in an Israeli strike, with the Fars News Agency writing that Larijani 'has been martyred.'
- David Khalfa of the Atlantic Middle East Forum described Ali Larijani as the 'figure in charge of the regime's survival.'
- Vowing a 'decisive' retaliation, Iran fired missiles at Israel on Wednesday, and the Revolutionary Guards warned that Larijani's death 'will be a source of honour, power and national awakening.'
- With global repercussions growing, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Wednesday that the war's impact 'has only just begun and will hit all,' as the United States deployed 2,250 kg bombs against 'hardened Iranian missile sites' to protect shipping.
- Looking to the new Supreme Leader, Iran warned of retaliation after Ali Larijani's death in an Israeli strike, with no mention of Israel's vow to target Khamenei.
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Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced Wednesday the assassination of Israel's...
Iran confirms assassination of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib
Iranian state television on Wednesday officially confirmed the death of Esmail Khatib, the country’s Minister of Intelligence, in an operation carried out by Israeli forces. Khatib’s death comes shortly after the targeted killings of Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, and Aziz Nasirzadeh, head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s Basij volunteer force, marking a series of high-profile assassinations of senior Iranian military and i…
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed today that the country's Minister of Intelligence Esmail Katib was killed, as previously announced by Israel.
Esmaïl Khatib is the third Iranian politician killed since the beginning of the conflict after Larijani, leader of the Supreme National Security Council, and Nassirzadeh, Minister of Defence.
Iranian Intelligence Minister Who Led Assassination Plots Against US Officials Eliminated In Israeli Strike, IDF Says
Israel on Wednesday killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, during an airstrike in Tehran, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Khatib orchestrated the violent crackdown on protesters earlier this year and ran an agency that attempted assassinations against U.S. officials.The post Iranian Intelligence Minister Who Led Assassination Plots Against US Officials Eliminated In Israeli Strike, IDF Says appeared first on .
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