Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
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"the 'cowardly assassination' had left Iran 'in deep mourning'"
— Masoud Pezeshkian , Politician
"Khatib had been 'eliminated' in an Israeli strike on Tehran."
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
Key People
Former Iranian politician and ally of Ali Khamenei.
Supreme Leader of Iran.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
Esmail Khatib was the Iranian intelligence minister who was killed in an Israeli air strike.
Gholamreza Soleimani was the head of the paramilitary Basij force in Iran.
Israel Katz is the Defense Minister of Israel.
Masoud Pezeshkian is the President of Iran.
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Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
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