Is the killing of Iran's intelligence chief the start of a new world war? That question is on the minds of governments and analysts around the globe as Israel confirmed it carried out an airstrike that killed Esmail Khatib, one of Iran's top intelligence officials.
Coming just days after the death of Ali Larijani, Tehran's powerful national security secretary, this strike marks a dramatic escalation in the ongoing Israel-Iran war and raises fears that the Middle East conflict could spiral into something far larger.
