ALBAWABA- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed on Wednesday that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike in Tehran, marking a sharp escalation in targeted strikes on Iran’s leadership. Khatib, a cleric who headed the Ministry of Intelligence since 2021 and was considered a close ally of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, oversaw internal security and intelligence operations. Israeli officials said the strike targeted a senior ...