Israel says whoever is chosen as Iran's next supreme leader will be 'target for elimination'

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz connected Wednesday (March 4, 2026) threatened whoever Iran picks to beryllium the country's adjacent ultimate leader, saying helium volition beryllium “a people for elimination.”

“Every person appointed by the Iranian panic authorities to proceed and pb the program to destruct Israel, to endanger the United States and the escaped satellite and the countries of the region, and to suppress the Iranian radical — volition beryllium a people for elimination,” Mr. Katz wrote connected X.

Israel targetted a gathering connected Tuesday (March 3, 2026) associated with Iran's Assembly of Experts, which volition prime the caller ultimate leader. Israel killed the 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful a onslaught connected February 27, 2026, that started the war.