US EditionIsraeli Defense Chief Says Iran Leader ‘Cannot Continue to Exist’
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei cannot continue to exist amid heightened military conflict on and around June 2025.
- The announcement came after Iran launched a large-scale missile and drone assault on Israel, which prompted Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and resulted in casualties and property damage.
- Israel's military campaign included striking a heavy water reactor near Arak to prevent plutonium production, while Iran rejects surrender calls and continues uranium enrichment up to 60 percent, short of weapons-grade levels.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed to exact a full price from Tehran, while US President Trump said the US knows Khamenei’s location but will not attempt to kill him 'at least not for now', reflecting caution in US involvement.
- The intensified attacks and threats raise uncertainties about Iran’s leadership succession and suggest possible regime destabilization, as analysts note Tehran’s internal divisions and growing influence of Khamenei’s son Mojtaba.
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