Israel kills Iranian Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib

Iran Herald · March 18, 2026 War

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 19 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces announced that they killed Esmaeil Khatib, the Iranian Minister of Intelligence. The IDF said that Khatib operated against Iranian citizens during the Mahsa Amini protests (2022-2023). In a post on X, the IDF said on Wednesday, 'ELIMINATED: Esmaeil Khatib, the Iranian terrorist regime Minister of Intelligence, in a targeted strike in Tehran.

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