Defense Minister Issues Dramatic Threat During Khamenei's Funeral
Katz: The Ayatollah Khamenei, whose funeral is taking place now, was eliminated by Israel because he initiated and led the plan to destroy Israel in Iran and the region. The destroyer has been destroyed. Any…
Assessment
Israel's defense minister publicly claims responsibility for killing Iran's supreme leader, directly tying the assassination to Iran's regional ambitions against Israel. The statement escalates a shadow conflict into an open, state-level threat against any future Iranian leader. The mention of anti-Trump chants at the funeral frames the regime as fundamentally hostile to the West, not just Israel. This could trigger a severe Iranian response or a shift in regional diplomatic alignments.