Israeli Defense Minister says the assassination of Khamenei had been planned months ago

LootboxPhobia · 2026-03-05T20:55:13+00:00

Israeli Defense Minister Katz stated that Israel had decided to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei as early as November last year, with plans to carry it out in about six months. The operation was executed shortly after the US-Israel joint airstrike was launched, marking the first time in history that a country's top leader was targeted and killed through an airstrike.

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2026-03-05 20:55:13

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Investing.com – Israeli Defense Minister Izrael Katz said on Thursday that Israel had decided to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as early as November last year, planning to carry out the operation in about six months.

Khamenei was killed within the first few hours after the start of the US-Israel joint airstrike operation on Saturday, marking the first time a country’s top leader has been assassinated by airstrike.

“Back in November, we held a very small meeting with the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who set the goal of eliminating Khamenei,” Katz said in an interview with Israel’s N12 television news. He said the initial timeline was set for mid-2026.

Katz stated that the plan was later shared with Washington and was expedited to around January after protests erupted in Iran.

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