Iran confirms killing of intel minister in third assassination in two days

NEWS SUMMARY

Israel's Defense Minister claimed Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, on Wednesday, which would be the third high-profile assassination of Iranian leaders in two days. This follows the reported Israeli air strikes on Tuesday that killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Basij head Gholamreza Soleimani.

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