Iran confirms killing of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib by Israel; third such assassination of top official in two days

Tehran [Iran], March 19 (ANI): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has confirmed that Israel killed Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in an overnight attack, marking the third assassination of a high-ranking Iranian official in two days, Al Jazeera reported. The announcement on Wednesday comes hours after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed the Iranian minister had been killed, as per Al Jazeera.