Israel Strikes Iran: Death Toll Rises

0:00Here's more world news from March 18th. Iran's President Masood Pazeskian has confirmed the death of intelligence minister Esmail Khateeb and an Israeli air strike on Tehran. Israel announced the strike on Wednesday, calling it a targeted elimination of the key figure in Iran's repressive operations. This killing follows Israel's strikes that took out top security official Ali Lerajani and besiege force commander Golo Mareza Soleimani just a day earlier. It all stems from the war that began February 28th with the assassination of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Kaminay, prompting Israel and the U.S. to target Iran's leadership. Pazeskian described the attack as a cowardly assassination and expressed deep mourning while vowing to continue the regime's path more strongly. A woman in Tehran told the BBC that Khateeb's death might ease crackdowns on protesters, potentially making demonstrations safer despite replacements, stepping in. Israel's defense minister Israel Katz said they have approval to take out any senior

1:03Iranian officials as intelligence allows. The IDF accused Khateeb's ministry of backing repression and terrorism, noting his U.S. sanctions for cyber activities against America and allies. Casualties mount with over 1,300 dead from strikes according to Iran and higher tallies from rights groups. Funeral's Drew Krauz and Tehran amid Iranian retaliation across the Middle East, while oil prices spike from the Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Dean and his sponsored by our partner, check out the episode description. Head in, sound on, lights out, that is the routine, S-O-L-I-SOL-I-P-L-O-D-A-I.