Overview
- Kamal Kharazi, 81, was seriously injured and his wife was killed when his Tehran home was hit on Wednesday, according to Iranian newspapers Shargh, Etemad and Ham Mihan.
- Iranian reports say Kharazi had been steering back-channel contacts through Pakistan toward a possible meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
- CNN says it has not independently verified the strike and U.S. and Israeli officials have not commented or claimed responsibility.
- The attack unfolded during a joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign that began on February 28, with Al Jazeera reporting more than 1,340 people killed in Iran as strikes and missile exchanges spread across the region.
- Iranian officials warn of further reprisals, and the semi-official Fars agency has flagged threats against American tech firms if more leaders are killed, raising the risk of wider escalation.