TEHRAN (VINnews) — Kamal Kharazi, a former Iranian foreign minister and longtime senior diplomatic figure, has died from wounds sustained in strikes attributed to the United States and Israel earlier this month, Iranian state-affiliated media reported.

Kharazi, 81, had been serving as head of Iran’s Strategic Council for International Relations, a body linked to the foreign ministry. According to Iran’s Mehr News Agency and ISNA, he succumbed to injuries late Thursday following what officials described as a “terrorist attack carried out by the American-Zionist enemy.”

Iranian reports said Kharazi was wounded in strikes on April 1 targeting Tehran. His wife was also killed in the attack on their home, according to the same outlets.

Kharazi previously served as Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in New York before becoming foreign minister from 1997 to 2005 under then-president Mohammad Khatami. He was considered a key figure in Iran’s diplomatic establishment for decades.

The reported death comes amid escalating tensions following a series of strikes and targeted killings since late February. Iranian media have claimed that several senior military and political figures, including the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, have been assassinated in operations attributed to the United States and Israel.

There has been no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. or Israeli officials regarding the reported strike or Kharazi’s death.