Iran Appoints a New Acting Head of Intelligence -- WSJ

Dow Jones03-22 21:39

By Suha Ma'ayeh

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a formal decree appointing an acting head of Intelligence following the death of intelligence minister Esmail Khatib, killed several days ago in an Israeli airstrike, but the name of his successor hasn't been made public.

Mehdi Tabatabaei, a deputy for communications and information in Pezeshkian's office, said in a post on X that the acting minister was appointed immediately after Khatib was killed, adding that the appointment order was communicated to the relevant authorities and that further information will be provided at the appropriate time. Iran is unlikely to publicly name the new chief for security reasons.

Correction: Esmail Khatib, Iran's intelligence minister, was killed four days ago on March 18. "Iran Appoints a New Acting Head of Intelligence -- WSJ" at 9:15 a.m. ET, incorrectly said he was killed three days ago.

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