Israel said it killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, in an overnight airstrike in Tehran, Iran, stating that his death is a major setback to the Iranian regime’s command structures and warning that its campaign against senior Iranian officials will continue.
The Israeli military said in a March 18 statement that Khatib, as head of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, oversaw surveillance, espionage, and covert operations, including activities directed against Israel, U.S. targets around the world, and anti-regime Iranian protesters.
