US EditionIraq's Top Shiite Cleric Warns Against Targeting Iran's Leadership
NAJAF GOVERNORATE, IRAQ, JUN 19 – Grand Ayatollah Sistani warned that targeting Iran's leadership could ignite widespread chaos and worsen regional instability amid escalating Iran-Israel tensions, urging international efforts for peace.
- On Thursday, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite cleric, warned that targeting Iran's supreme leadership would cause dire regional consequences amid rising Iran-Israel tensions.
- The warning came after Israel conducted an unexpected strike on Friday against Iran’s defense and nuclear facilities, resulting in the deaths of key military leaders and scientists, raising concerns about the potential for a broader conflict in the region.
- Prominent pro-Iran figures, including Akram al-Kaabi and Hezbollah, condemned threats to Iran's leader Khamenei, warning such attacks would provoke severe retaliation against the US and allies.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared the IDF would seek to eliminate Khamenei, while Prime Minister Netanyahu did not rule out assassination, highlighting the conflict's escalating rhetoric.
- Sistani urged international efforts to halt the conflict peacefully, stressing restraint since targeting Iran's leadership could deepen instability, increase suffering, and damage all regional interests.
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric warns against targeting Iran's leadership
Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani warned against targeting Iran's leadership and said that the Iran-Israel war could plunge the whole region into chaos.Sistani said in a statement Thursday that any targeting of Iran's "supreme religious and political leadership" would have "dire consequences on the region".He warned that such action against the Shiite-led Islamic republic could spark "widespread chaos that would exacerb…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric warns against targeting Iran’s leadership
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Iraq's top Shiite clergyman Ali Sistani pointed out that any threat to attack the highest religious and political authority of the Persian country will have dire consequences for the entire region.
Ayatollah Sistani: Targeting Khamenei Will Ignite Regional Chaos
Pope Francis with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani at his residence in Najaf, Iraq in 2021 Trans Asia News Baghdad – Iraq’s top religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani, has issued a stark warning against targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, saying such a move could plunge the entire region into chaos. Known for his restraint in political matters, Ayatollah Sistani released a rare statement from Najaf on Th…
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