‘Khamenei’s killing was a mistake’: Israeli opposition leader
Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan criticized the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as a strategic mistake that failed to serve Israel's interests. The strike, which occurred at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, resulted in the succession of his son, Mojtaba Khamenei.
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The statement reflects internal Israeli political debate regarding the long-term strategic consequences of high-profile military actions in the Middle East.
The leader of Israel’s Democratic Party, Yair Golan, has described the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran as a “mistake”, saying it did not serve Israel’s interests.“I think, unequivocally, the elimination of Khamenei, the father, was a mistake,” Golan said on Friday, as cited by Al Jazeera.“Not because he didn’t deserve to die, only because it doesn’t serve the interests of the State of Israel," he added.Golan also described Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal of toppling the Iranian government as “unrealistic”.Khamenei, 86, was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike on his leadership compound in Tehran on February 28, the opening…
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