Israel says it killed Iran’s intelligence minister in Tehran as assassinations surge

Israel said it killed Iran’s intelligence minister Esmail Khatib in a targeted strike in Tehran, the third high‑profile assassination in two days. Iran’s foreign ministry did not confirm the report, saying nothing has been announced, while President Masoud Pezeshkian mourned Khatib alongside other officials as regional tensions and retaliatory actions escalate across the Middle East.