Iran’s ex-foreign minister Kharazi ‘gravely wounded’ in attack on his home

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 02, 2026 · 743 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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What to know about Iran’s ex-foreign minister Kharazi ‘gravely wounded’ in attack on his home

Iran’s ex-foreign minister Kharazi ‘gravely wounded’ in attack on his home Apparent assassination attempt comes as Iran’s army pledges to fight back until the US, Israel face ‘permanent surrender’.

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What happened

Why it matters

Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi has been seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt that killed his wife, as United States-Israeli strikes continue to pound Iran for a fifth week.

Common ground

Iranian media on Thursday reported that Kharazi’s home in Tehran was targeted the previous day in an air strike.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The attack on the Pasteur Institute was described as a direct assault on international health security”

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Wikipedia entries describe the Pasteur Institute of Iran's history but do not mention any attack or its characterization as a 'direct assault on international health security'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Louis Pasteur (, French: [lwi pastœʁ] ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pasteur Institute (French: Institut Pasteur, pronounced [ɛ̃stity pastœʁ]) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pasteur Institute of Iran is a medical research center located in Tehran, Iran. The institute is one of the oldest leading research and public health centers in Iran and the Middle East, established i…
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Claim 2: “Iran’s ex-foreign minister Kharazi ‘gravely wounded’ in attack on his home”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the attack or Kharazi's injuries.

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Claim 3: “At least 24 people and 13 US soldiers have been killed in Israel and the region since the US and Israel launched joint air strikes on February 28”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm casualties in Israel and the region.

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Claim 4: “An Iranian missile attack injured at least four Israelis in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Iranian missile attacks injuring Israelis in Bnei Brak.

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Claim 5: “The US and Israel have killed Iranian nuclear scientists and senior government figures, including Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani”

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Claim 6: “The Pasteur Institute in Tehran was targeted in an attack that severely damaged it”

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Wikipedia entries describe the Pasteur Institute of Iran's history but㍉. The evidence does not mention any attack or damage to the institute.

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Claim 7: “Iran has not shut down all avenues for negotiation with the US, according to Kharazi”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Kharazi's statements about negotiation avenues.

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Claim 8: “Iran’s armed forces threatened to continue the Middle East war until the US and Israel face permanent regret and surrender”

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Wikipedia entries describe the 2024 Iran–Israel conflict and 2026 Iranian strikes but do not mention specific threats from Iran's armed forces about continuing the war until the US and Israel surrender.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Is…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 1 October 2024, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles at targets in Israel, in at least two waves, then the largest attack during the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict. Iran's codename for the atta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2024_Iranian_strikes_o…

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Claim 9: “Iran has warned that further assassinations in the country will lead to retaliation against American tech and AI companies and facilities in the region”

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Claim 10: “Iranian media reported an air strike targeted Kharazi’s home in Tehran”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Iranian media reports of an air strike targeting Kharazi's home.

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Claim 11: “Over 2,000 people have been killed in Iran since the US and Israel launched joint air strikes on February 28”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm casualty figures in Iran.

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Claim 12: “Kharazi’s wife was killed in the attack on his home”

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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm the wife's death.

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Claim 13: “Kharazi stated there is no room for diplomacy with the US”

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Claim 14: “Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the late Supreme Leader of Iran, was killed by the US and Israel on the first day of the war”

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