Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi has died from injuries sustained in a reported US-Israeli strike, according to Iranian state media and multiple reports. His death marks another significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
Kharrazi, who served as Iran’s top diplomat from 1997 to 2005, had been critically wounded in an earlier strike targeting his residence in Tehran. The attack reportedly left him with severe injuries and killed his wife at the scene.
Following days of medical treatment, Iranian media reported that Kharrazi succumbed to his wounds, highlighting the growing toll on senior Iranian leadership amid continued airstrikes.
Kharrazi was a key figure in Iran’s foreign policy establishment and later headed the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, advising top leadership.
His death comes amid intensifying hostilities in the wider Middle East conflict, where US-Israeli operations have targeted strategic and political figures, raising fears of further escalation and retaliation across the region.
