Israel planned Khamena's assassination during the 12 -day war. The Minister of Defense: “If we had entered our way, we would have eliminated it”
The Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed that his country was ready to eliminate Ayatollah Ali Khamena if he had the opportunity. The plan failed because of the inability to locate the supreme Iranian leader.
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel was planning Khamena's assassination: Facebook
Israel was prepared to assassinate the supreme Iranian leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamena, during the recent military conflict with Iran, known as the 12-day war. The statement was made by the Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, for several Israeli media institutions. According to him, the attempt failed because the Iranian leader could not be located, and a clear operational opportunity did not arise.
“If we had entered our chair, we would have eliminated it”
“If we had entered our chair, we would have eliminated it ”said Israel Katz on Thursday evening, in an interview with the public radio station of Israeli Kan. He acknowledged that Israel tried to assassinate Khamena, but explained that this was not possible due to the lack of a concrete occasion, reports News.ro.
The Minister of Defense offered similar statements to other important positions in Israel, including channel 12 and channel 13, stressing that Israeli services have failed to identify the exact location of the Supreme Iranian leader.
Khamena, hidden underground
“He entered very deep in the underground (…), which did this, in the end, this would not be realistic“Katz told Kan, explaining why the elimination attempt could not be put to an end.
During the conflict, Katz said the Iranian leader “it can no longer continue to exist ”but after the armistice ends, the official position of Israel has changed.
Israel gives up the assassination plan
“There is a difference between before and after the armistice“, Katz told channel 13, stating that Israel is no longer considering the elimination of Khamena.
However, the minister warned Ayatollah to remain hidden: “I advise him to stay in the bunker. He should be inspired by the deceased (Hassan) Nasrallah, which has long been in the bunker. I recommend it to do the same.”he added, referring to the former leader of Hezbollah, killed by Israel in Beirut in September 2024.
Israel promises to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon
Katz told channel 12 that Israel will continue to keep his air superiority over Iran and is ready to hit again if needed. “We will no longer let Iran develop nuclear armament and threaten the Israel with long -range rockets“He said.
Although Israel does not know the exact location of Iran's enriched uranium stocks, Katz claimed that recent blows to nuclear installations destroyed the capabilities of the uranium enrichment.
“I neutralized nuclear capabilities”
“The material itself was not meant to be neutralized”Katz said, but stressed that “I have neutralized nuclear and rocket development capabilities of Iran and we destroyed all missile production factories“According to him, even if, theoretically, Iran would need” long years “to restore his capabilities,”We will not allow”.
On June 13, Israel launched a massive and unprecedented attack against Iran, triggering a 12 -day conflict that ended on Tuesday with an intermediary armistice by US President Donald Trump. The stated purpose of Israel was to prevent Iran from obtaining the nuclear weapon, an intention that Tehran denies categorically.
