Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:56pm on 04 Mar 2026,Wednesday International
Israel has publicly warned that whoever is chosen to succeed the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be considered a “target for elimination,” escalating tensions in the ongoing war involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared that any successor who continues hostile policies toward Israel, the US, or their allies would be marked for assassination, intensifying hostilities after Khamenei’s death in recent US-Israeli strikes. The conflict has seen continued bombardment of Iranian targets and retaliatory missile launches by Tehran. As Iran prepares to select a new leader, international concern grows over potential expansion of the conflict and risks to regional security. (PC: X)
