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22 Mar 2026, 14:48

⚡️Government sources of the Islamic Republic reported the appointment of an acting head of the Ministry of Intelligence following the removal of Esmail Khatib.

Seyyed Mahdi Tabatabai, the Deputy for Communications and Information at Masoud Pezeshkian's office, claimed in a message on the social media platform X that immediately after the death of Esmail Khatib, the "order for the acting head of the Ministry of Intelligence" was issued by the President and communicated to the relevant authorities.

He stated that "information regarding this matter will be provided in due time" but refrained from mentioning the name of the acting head of the Ministry of Intelligence.

The lack of publication of the new acting head's name is likely due to fears of him being targeted by the Israeli and American military.

The removal of the minister and senior officials of the Ministry of Intelligence is not limited to Esmail Khatib; in recent days, senior officials of this repressive institution, including Jalal Pourhossein, head of the espionage section, Yahya Hosseini Panjaki known as Hamidi, Deputy for Internal Security of the Minister of Intelligence, Mohsen Mahdavi Kalateh, another Deputy Minister of Intelligence, and Mohammad Basiri, have been killed following attacks by the Israeli military.
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