Israel confirmed on Wednesday the death of another senior Iranian official, Intelligence Minister Ismail Khatib, in a US-Israeli operation.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the action against Khatib as a 'cowardly assassination.'War began in the Middle East after US and Israeli forces attacked Iran on February 28 and assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The news of Khatib's death came the day after it was confirmed that Iranian security chief Ali Larijani was killed in an Israeli attack.Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed Khatib's death, stating,