Esmail Khatib played a significant role in the arrest and killing of protesters during the recent protests throughout Iran, according to the Israeli military.

March 18 (UPI) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike killed Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib.

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib was killed in an overnight Israeli strike in Tehran, according to a statement issued by Katz’s office. Katz said, during a situation assessment with senior military officers, that “Khatib was in charge of the regime’s internal assassination …

Daijiworld Media Network - Jerusalem Jerusalem, Mar 18: Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz on Wednesday claimed that Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s intelligence minister, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran overnight, warning that “significant surprises” could follow as the conflict intensifies. During a .....

Israeli attacks have targeted the command centers of Iran’s repressive, internal security forces in hopes that Iranians will overthrow their rulers. Some see that as wishful thinking.

Israeli attacks have targeted the command centers of Iran’s repressive, internal security forces in hopes that Iranians will overthrow their rulers. Some see that as wishful thinking.

President Donald Trump said NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the strait

The US-Israel war was meant to decapitate Iran's hardline leadership, but the killing of the "pragmatic" Ali Larijani might have done the opposite. By eliminating consensus-builder Larijani, the Israelis might have removed any scope of talks and pushed Iran into deeper hardline control. This could be a ploy to keep the war going.

Iran announced it will hold a state funeral for its top security official Ali Larijani, as the war with Israel continues to escalate following his killing in an Israeli strike. Authorities in Tehran pledged a “decisive” response, with the army warning that retaliation for the assassination of the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council would be both serious and unavoidable.

Iran's new leader says the killers of security chief Ali Larijani, who died in an Israeli strike, "will have to pay for it." Meanwhile, the Iranian intelligence minister was killed in another airstrike. DW has more.

Israel urges Iranians to rise even as it privately fears a bloodbath. A leaked US cable reveals stark warnings, shifting US stance, and the risks facing protesters as the war enters a dangerous new phase.

The assassination of Ali Larijani, one of Iran's most powerful decision-makers, marks a major escalation in the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war and comes amid a sustained campaign targeting the country's top leadership.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirms the killing of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib by Israel, marking a surge in high-profile assassinations in Iran.

Israel's "eye in the sky" intelligence network has allowed it to target and eliminate thousands of regime officials, its military said Wednesday — with the hopes that the strikes could spark a...