Israel says next leader of Iran also a ‘target for elimination’

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-04 · 07:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared that whoever is chosen as Iran's next Supreme Leader will be considered a target for elimination. Katz made the statement on X, asserting that any leader continuing a plan to destroy Israel and threaten the US would be targeted. This threat follows an Israeli strike on a building associated with Iran's Assembly of Experts, the body responsible for selecting the new Supreme Leader. The statement escalates tensions between the two countries amidst ongoing conflict. Iranians are preparing for a farewell ceremony for Khamenei.

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Israel killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a strike Saturday.

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Israel targeted a building associated with Iran’s Assembly of Experts.

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Every leader appointed by Iran to destroy Israel will be a target.

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The next Iranian leader will be “a target for elimination”.

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Israel's defence minister threatened Iran's next supreme leader.

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Israel’s defence minister on Wednesday threatened whoever Iran picks to be the country’s next supreme leader, saying he will be “a target for elimination”.Israel-katz" class="entity-link entity-person" data-entity-id="4249" data-entity-type="person">Israel Katz made the statement on X.“Every leader appointed by the Iranian terror regime to continue and lead the plan to destroy Israel, to threaten the United States and the free world and the countries of the region, and to suppress the Iranian people - will be a target for elimination,” he wrote.Israel targeted a building on Tuesday associated with Iran’s Assembly of Experts, which will select the new supreme leader. Israel killed the 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a strike Saturday that started the war.Iranians are to bid farewell to Khamenei in a ceremony on Wednesday ⁠night.

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