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Israel Says Iranian Intelligence Minister Khatib Killed Overnight
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March 18, 2026
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Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. (Naser Safarzadeh/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following an explosion, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. (Naser Safarzadeh/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)

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Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was “eliminated” in a strike overnight.

There has been no confirmation from Iran regarding Khatib’s reported death.

Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had authorized the military to kill any other senior Iranian official being targeted without the need for additional approval.

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(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Writing by Tala Ramadan; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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