Printed On 18 Mar 2026
Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib. Tehran has not commented on, nor confirmed the assault.
If the declare introduced Wednesday is confirmed, it will be the third main high-profile assassination of Iranian leaders in two days.
Israel’s assassination of Iran’s safety chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary drive, who have been each killed in Israeli air strikes on Tuesday, got here as a blow to Iran. Iran will maintain funerals on Wednesday for each males.
Howvere, Larijani’s killing is not going to deal a deadly blow to Iran’s management, the nation’s international minister stated.
In an interview with Al Jazeera, aired after the killing of Larijani was confirmed by Tehran early on Wednesday, Iranian Minister of Overseas Affairs Abbas Araghchi stated the USA and Israel had but to understand that Iran’s authorities doesn’t depend on a single particular person.
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