Iran vows revenge over security chief assassination as Tehran unleashes missile barrage on Israel and Gulf nations: Live updates
Israel has said Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib has been killed in an overnight airstrike in Tehran marking the latest assassination to hit the regime.Israel's defence minister Israel Katz declared Khatib had been 'eliminated' and promised more 'significant surprises' today as the Israeli military hunts down high-ranking Iranian officials.'The intensity of the strikes in Iran is increasing. The Iranian intelligence minister Khatib was also eliminated overnight.'On this day, significant surprises are expected across all arenas that will escalate the war we are conducting against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon,' his office said following a security assessment.It comes as Iranians gather for the funeral of Ali Larijani, the assassinated security chief whose death was confirmed by Tehran last night. Larijani and military commander Gholamreza Soleimani were assassinated yesterday.In response, Iran has today vowed revenge as it fired a missile barrage at Israel and its Gulf neighbours.Meanwhile, Israel's military has bombed a high-rise building in Beirut as it continues its assault on Hezbollah militants in the capital and in southern Lebanon.
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Israel says Iran's intelligence chief has been killed in overnight airstrike in latest attack on regime: Live updates
