- Iranian state television confirmed the killing of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, who was sanctioned by the US in 2022 for alleged cyber-related activities.
- Israel's defence minister had earlier announced that its military was responsible for Khatib's death, which Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described as an 'unfair assassination'.
- This incident follows previous Israeli actions resulting in the deaths of other senior Iranian security officials, including Ali Larijani and the head of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's Basij force.
- On the same day, Iran launched strikes towards Israel and neighbouring Gulf countries, with explosions reported in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and interceptions in Saudi Arabia.
- These Iranian attacks took place hours after state media confirmed Israel's military had killed top Iranian security official Larijani and General Soleimani, head of the Basij force, in an overnight strike.
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