Iranian president confirms Israeli assassination of Iran's intelligence minister

Iranian president confirms Israeli assassination of Iran's intelligence minister Iranian President Mazoud Pezeshkian has confirmed the death of the country’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib. Khatib was killed in an Israeli strike overnight, which the president called a “cowardly assassination” in a statement to X. Iran’s top security official and defence minister have also been confirmed dead as a result of Israeli strikes.