Ex-Iran foreign minister dies after US-Israel strikes

A former Iranian foreign minister, Kamal Kharazi, has died from injuries sustained during US-Israel strikes carried out on April 1, Iranian media reported on Thursday.

Kharazi, who was 81, was serving as the head of the Strategic Council for International Relations, a body under the foreign ministry, at the time of his death.

According to the Mehr and Isna news agencies, “who was injured in a terrorist attack carried out by the American-Zionist enemy a few days ago, died a martyr tonight,” as reported on their Telegram channels.

Reports also indicated that his wife was killed when their residence in Tehran was hit during the strike.

Kharazi previously represented Iran as its envoy to the United Nations in New York before serving as foreign minister from 1997 to 2005 under reformist president Mohammad Khatami.

His death comes amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East, where spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military and political figures have been killed in strikes since the conflict escalated following US-Israeli attacks on February 28.

AFP