‘We would have taken him out’: Israeli defence minister confirms Khamenei’s elimination was on cards; rules out need for US consent
File photo: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz (left) and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayotollah Khamenei (Picture credit: ANI) Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Thursday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was marked for assassination during the recent 12-day conflict, but evaded elimination by going underground. “If Khamenei had been in our sights, we…