De-escalation rebuffed as Israel claims to kill Iranian security chief

A member of the Red Crescent rescue team stands next to a building that was destroyed by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran. Photo: WANA via Reuters Israel says it has killed Iran's security chief, the most senior figure targeted since the war's first day, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediary countries.