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Israel Confirms Plan to Kill Ayatollah Khamenei During Iran Conflict: ‘Would Have Taken Him Out if...’
- In a rare public admission, Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz revealed plans to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader during the 12-day conflict, but operations were aborted as Khamenei went deep underground.
- Amid deepening hostilities, Israel aimed to destabilize Iran’s regime during the conflict, seeking to pressure its nuclear and proxy threats, as Katz later clarified regime change was not the goal.
- Channel 13 reports reveal Israeli Defence Minister Katz publicly acknowledged a high-level plan to assassinate Khamenei, which was aborted as he went deep underground and severed contacts.
- Observers warn that recent Israeli admission of attempted Khamenei assassination risks collapsing the fragile ceasefire and escalating regional security tensions.
- Broader regional tensions are likely to persist as Iran enhances security measures amid ongoing threats, with US intelligence warning of potential strategic shifts.
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For the time being, Israeli forces have been unable to locate Ayatollah Khamenei.
Katz says Israel 'would have taken out' Khamenei if given the chance
During Operation Rising Lion, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei, a “modern Hitler” who “cannot continue to exist.” By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told Israel’s Channel 13 news that Israel “would have taken out Khamenei” if given the opportunity, and that they “searched a lot.” At the beginning of the 12-day military action against Iran known as Operation Rising Lion, Ka…
Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, told media in his country that Israel was willing to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, if the opportunity had been presented.I followed all the news about the war between Israel and Iran in Clarín's minute-to-minute coverage.
To Israeli media, Israel Katz said on Thursday 26 June that the IDF had sought to remove the Iranian supreme guide during the war, but the occasion did not appear.
Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, told Israeli media that Israel was ready to kill the Iranian Supreme Leader if the occasion had been presented during his 12-day war with Iran.
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