Iranian Intelligence Minister Who Led Assassination Plots Against US Officials Eliminated In Israeli Strike, IDF Says

Israel on Wednesday killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, during an airstrike in Tehran, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Khatib orchestrated the violent crackdown on protesters earlier this year and ran an agency that attempted assassinations against U.S. officials.

Khatib rose to the senior role in 2021 and "played a key role in supporting the regime's repression and terrorist activities," the IDF said in a statement. The Iranian intelligence ministry, the IDF wrote...