Esmaeil Khatib Politician, Government Minister dead at age 64
an Iranian cleric and politician who served as minister of intelligence, died on March 18, 2026, when he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike during the 2026 Iran war. Born in Qaen, South Khorasan Province, in 1961, he studied Islamic… · Israeli Airstrike · 18 March 2026 · March 2026