Assassination

The ayatollahs’ eyes and ears: Inside Iran’s intelligence ministry - analysis

Khatib was not your average minister. Appointed by Khamenei in 2021, he was a Shia cleric with deep roots in the security world and a history inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

A SATELLITE image shows a closer view of the buildings of the Intelligence Ministry in Tehran, Iran, February 22, 2026, before airstrikes.
Israel Police and Border Police officers arrest suspected assassins in northern Israel, February 10, 2026.

Israel Police arrests hit squad in Triangle region, seizes weapons and drugs

Brenton Tarrant, the gunman who shot and killed worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks, listens as Crown prosecutor Mark Zarifeh delivers his submission during Tarrant's sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 27, 2020.

New Zealand mosque gunman appeals conviction, says guilty plea was irrational

 US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

If Iran tries to kill me, country gets 'blown up,' US President Donald Trump declares


Israel targeting Khamenei: Are the days of Iran’s supreme leader numbered? - analysis

The fact this is even a topic for debate now shows how fragile the Islamic Republic’s regime has become.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2025.

Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein

This constitutes the most clear escalation of Israel considering assassinating Khamenei to date.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

IDF kills Iranian general Ali Shademani days after striking predecessor

Shademani, as Khatam al-Anbiya chief was Iran's "War-Time Chief of Staff, the most senior military commander, and the closest figure to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei," the IDF stated.

 Former commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Ali Shademani, killed by IDF strikes on June 17, 2025

Netanyahu doesn't rule out Khamenei assassination: 'It's going to end the conflict'

Israel is "doing what we need to do," Netanyahu said when asked if Israel would target Khamenei.

 (L-R) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump rejects ex-FBI director Comey's explanation of '8647' post

US law enforcement officials said on Thursday they were looking into the post depicting an image of "8647," which some Trump supporters interpreted as a threat against him.

 Former FBI director James posting picture including '8647' written out in sea shells. Pro-President Trump activists have claimed this was a call to assassinate the president, May 15, 2025.

Authorities declare state of emergency in Tripoli, Libya after powerful militia leader assassinated

Clashes erupted between the 444th Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus, two of the most powerful Tripoli militias.

 Members of Libya's influential militia, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), pictured in 2022; illustrative.

Intel. shows Israel heading toward political assassination, Lapid warns

The opposition head laid the blame at the feet of the government, and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the incitement.

 Opposition head MK Yair Lapid speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem, April 20, 2025

Trump administration publishes cache of RFK assassination records

The National Archives released over 10,000 pages of records in connection with the Kennedy's killing, according to details on its website on Friday.

Senator Robert F. Kennedy

International drug traffickers and bribes: Inside Iran's plot to murder an Azerbaijani rabbi

IRGC officials met with known drug trafficker Agil Aslanov last fall, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The officials gave Aslanov a photo of the rabbi and instructions on the killing.

 Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting at the IRGC Aerospace Force achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran November 19, 2023.

Japanese court orders dissolution of 'Moonies’ church following Abe assassination investigation

 Japanese court orders dissolution of 'Moonies’ church following Abe assassination investigation.