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


Suspected Trump assassination plotter has criminal history, ties to Ukraine war

Phone records suggest the suspect may have been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours, camped out with a rifle and food, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday.

Ryan W. Routh, suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, appears in federal court where he was charged with two gun-related crimes in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. September 16, 2024 in a courtroom sketch.

From Survivor to Supreme Leader: The 1981 Ali Khamenei assassination attempt  

The attempted assassination of Khamenei underscored the deep divisions within Iranian society and the fierce resistance the new regime faced.

 A schoolgirl holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she performs at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution at the Behesht-e Zahra (Zahra's paradise) cemetery in southern Tehran February 1, 2010.

The three assassinations that changed the Middle East - analysis

Taking out Haniyeh while he was in Tehran was an unmistakable signal to disabuse Iran of the notion that it has immunity when it uses proxies to harm Israel.

 Large sceen displays pictures of Mohammed Deif and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh with the word "assassinated”, in Giv'atayim, August 2, 2024

Mossad allegedly hired Iranian agents to plant explosives in Ismail Haniyeh's Tehran room - report

The original plan was to allegedly assassinate Haniyeh while attending the funeral of former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in May. 

 Iranians hold posters of assassinated Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh during his funeral procession, in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024.

Israel is good at assassinating its enemies. Does it make a difference? - analysis

Most scholarly assessments of targeted killings or government-directed assassinations have focused on their legality and morality. The handful that have focused on efficacy are inconclusive.

 A view of a partially destroyed building  targeted by the Israeli army in its assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, Beirut, July 31, 2024.

Assassination attempt on Trump raises alarms over Netanyahu's safety - opinion

The recent assassination attempt on former President Trump highlights growing political violence. Amid Biden's controversial comments and media silence, similar threats may loom over Netanyahu.

Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara listens on as she attends a cabinet meeting at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on June 5, 2024.

Unknown suspect attempts assassination of Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - report

Repairmen who claimed to fix a faulty air conditioner in the former president's vehicle, which was allegedly sabotaged two days earlier, are the primary suspects in the assassination attempt.

 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad former president of Iran, speaks at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2024.

Trump's second coming will spark global mayhem - opinion

The bullet consolidated the martyr’s image that Trump has cultivated all along, but unlike all other martyrs, whose resurrection is only a hope, his second coming will be real.

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump (left) and Republican vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance applaud on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.

Trump's surging popularity once again proves political assassinations backfire - opinion

Rabin’s funeral consecrated Oslo as his legacy, with then-US president Bill Clinton deeming him “a martyr for peace.” Donald Trump was lucky – the assassin missed.

 Twenty-five thousands candles commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, in Tel Aviv, in 2020. The tragedy consecrated Oslo as his legacy, with then US president Bill Clinton deeming him 'a martyr for peace,' says the writer.

Will the assassination attempt against Trump sway the election?

Channel 13 News reporter Neria Kraus called the assassination attempt a 'trump card' for Trump to use during the upcoming elections.

 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.