Israel kills intel chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Iranian healthcare workers in Tehran gather for a rally condemning attacks on health facilities by the US and Israel, on Monday. Pic/Getty Images

Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday that the Israel Air Force assassinated the chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Majid Khademi as he threatened to hunt down the Iranian leaders "one by one". "Iran's leaders live with a sense of persecution. We will continue to hunt them down one by one," he warned.

Israel and the US carried out a wave of attacks on Monday that killed more than 25 people in Iran. Explosions rang out into the night in Tehran, and low-flying jets could be heard for hours as the capital was pounded. Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbours as US President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed. Attacks also targeted facilities at Iran's South Pars natural gas field.

Iran on Monday described the 15-point proposal from the US to end the conflict and to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz as "excessively demanding", stating that it has prepared its own set of demands to end hostilities. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the US proposal - reportedly delivered through mediators - is too onerous and unrealistic for Tehran to accept.

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