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Anonymous ID: 10997c March 18, 2026, 5:05 a.m. No.24395708   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>5761 >>5794

Iran Intelligence Minister Khatib killed in Tehran strike, Israeli minister says

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Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday.

 

Khatib, a cleric, had served as Iran’s intelligence minister since 2021 and was seen as a close ally of late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

 

He previously held senior roles in Iran’s intelligence apparatus and judiciary, including positions within the Intelligence Ministry and the powerful Astan Quds Razavi foundation.

 

Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had authorized the military to kill other senior Iranian officials on the target list without requiring further approval.

 

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603187316

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Venezuela Breaks Team USA's Heart, Wins First World Baseball Classic Title

Team Venezuela wins first WBC crown; showed more bite than USA's "monster" lineup.

 

Alejandro AvilaUpdatedMarch 18, 2026 2:43 AM EDT

 

If you're not first, you're last.

 

Team Venezuela rose to the occasion Tuesday night, defeating Team USA in the World Baseball Classic championship and holding off the Americans for a 3-2 victory.

 

For a country seeing change in a turbulent (though positive) 2026, securing its first WBC title felt like the cherry on top. Here in the States, the loss felt more like a kick in the groin as our "monster" lineup failed to generate enough juice.

 

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Miguel Cabrera was overcome with emotion after his country took home the title.

 

Venezuela grabbed control early. Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly got the scoring started in the third, and Wilyer Abreu added a solo homer in the fifth as Team USA's bats spent most of the night stuck in neutral.

 

Sure, Bryce Harper's two-run homer in the eighth was a jolt of American spirit, tying the game at 2-2 and making it feel like Team USA had finally found its spark. But the Venezuelans simply wanted the title more, answering right back in the ninth when Eugenio Suarez ripped the go-ahead double into the gap…

 

https://www.outkick.com/sports/team-venezuela-reign-wbc-kings-team-usa-left-defeated-spirit-win