Tehran/ Washington, March 18 -- Amid escalating hostilities in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump raised questions over the future of the Strait of Hormuz, even as Israel claimed the assassination of Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib and stepped up strikes on key military and energy infrastructure.
Israel on Tuesday said it had killed Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib in a targeted strike, a day after eliminating senior security figure Ali Larijani. Tehran has vowed retaliation, signalling a sharp escalation in the conflict.
The developments come alongside intensified military exchanges. There are reports that the United States has deployed 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs targeting missile facilities along the st...