Iranian intelligence minister killed by airstrike

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An airstrike killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s president said, confirming the latest assassination of a top Iranian official

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed in a post on X that the country’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been killed.

The country’s state television reported that Khatib had been killed by Israel.

Israel said earlier it had “eliminated” Khatib.

Khatib, who was responsible for overseeing Iran’s entire global terror apparatus, including sleeper cells in locations around the world, was killed overnight in a precision strike, Fox News reported.

Quoting an Israeli official, Fox reported that the strike against Khatib was enabled by a joint U.S.-Israeli intelligence effort. The official described Khatib as a central player in plots targeting American officials.

“This man had American blood on his hands. His network specifically targeted current and former U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump,” the official added.

Khatib had previously survived a sweeping strike on Iran’s senior leadership at the “Defense Council” compound in Tehran during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury, where more than 40 Iranian leaders were killed in roughly 40 seconds, according to the official.

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