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Iranian intelligence minister killed, senior Israeli official says
Fox News ^ | Trey Yingst

Posted on 03/18/2026 3:29:41 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmaeil Khatib was killed overnight in a precision strike, a senior Israeli official told Fox News.

Khatib was responsible for overseeing Iran’s entire global terror apparatus, including sleeper cells in locations around the world. His targeting was a joint U.S. and Israeli effort on the intelligence front.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gofigure; imaginethat; ohnoanyway; whodathunkit
There's only a tiny blurb on this news, hence the tiny excerpt.
1 posted on 03/18/2026 3:29:41 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Lots of opportunities for advancement in Iran these days...

CC


2 posted on 03/18/2026 3:36:38 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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Here's more from the Jerusalem Post via MSN:

Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib, Katz confirms

The IDF has assassinated Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib, Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Wednesday.

The IDF has yet to release a statement confirming the strike.

Two sources gave The Jerusalem Post different vibes on the likelihood of the success of the attempted assassination, which took place Tuesday night.

One source was optimistic that the strike had been successful, while saying no definitive results have been confirmed.

Another source said that an attempt had been made, but the results were murky.

(Continue at source)

3 posted on 03/18/2026 3:38:53 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (“Critical thinking is hard; that’s why most people just jump to conclusions.”—Jung (paraphrased))
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To: RoosterRedux

Winning


4 posted on 03/18/2026 3:43:07 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Ho hum. Another day that ends in “Y”, another senior official in the islamofascist regime eliminated.


5 posted on 03/18/2026 3:57:28 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: RoosterRedux

“Another one bites the dust!”

“Hey, we’re gonna get to you!”


6 posted on 03/18/2026 4:08:56 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (hardspunned is back! Love his example of an opponent of Israel, Trump and Western Civilization! )
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To: RoosterRedux

Iran has more of a virgin crisis than a leadership crisis when one considers they are running out of virgins 72 times faster than they are losing leaders


7 posted on 03/18/2026 4:41:38 AM PDT by chuckee
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