Israel seeks US approval to strike Iran's leadership
An Israeli minister has threatened to eliminate Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if war resumes.

An Israeli minister has threatened to eliminate Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if war resumes.

Katz added that specific military targets have already been marked for potential action.
Katz explicitly named the "Khamenei dynasty" as the target and described it as the initiator of an annihilation plan against Israel.
Katz provided a more explicit statement of the intended goal: to "annihilate the Khamenei dynasty and return Iran to the Stone Age."
Katz escalated his rhetoric, declaring the next attack on Iran will be "different and lethal," delivering "devastating blows in the most painful places."
Katz explicitly named the objective as eliminating the Khamenei dynasty and crippling Iran by destroying central energy infrastructure.
The Defense Minister's statement now explicitly calls for the 'elimination' of Iran's leadership, clarifying the objective of the requested strikes.
Katz explicitly stated the goal of eliminating the Khamenei dynasty, adding a new dimension to previous reports about seeking US approval for strikes.
Defense Minister Katz publicly declared Israel's readiness for war and is explicitly waiting for US approval, reinforcing the earlier report of seeking authorization.
The Defense Minister's statement explicitly frames the US approval as a 'green light' needed to 'complete the elimination' of marked targets.
Defense Minister Israel Katz explicitly stated Israel is waiting for a 'green light' to continue strikes on Iran.
Katz elaborated that the attack will be 'different and deadly,' targeting the most painful points to cause the regime's collapse, and claimed Iranian leaders are hiding in tunnels.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has now explicitly threatened to eliminate Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, in the first step if war resumes.