Iran confirms Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib killed in overnight Israeli strike
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President Pezeshkian confirmed that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in an overnight attack, hours after Israeli defence minister Katz claimed the killing, Al Jazeera reported. Pezeshkian called it the third assassination of a senior official in two days. Katz and Netanyahu reportedly authorised the military to target other senior Iranian officials without case-by-case approval.
- When
- 18 March 2026
- Where
- Tehran, Iran (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- airstrike, leadership · military
- Acting party
- Israel Defense Forces
- Against
- Government of Iran
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. Israel's defence minister claimed the killing and Iran's president confirmed it.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled
Sources
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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