Overview
- Sen. John Fetterman said on NewsNation that Israel should “kill” Mojtaba Khamenei and “eliminate” other Iranian leaders, according to news reports.
- He also voiced support for targeting leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, as quoted by The Hill and cited by WSBT.
- Fetterman stated his red line is deploying U.S. ground forces and questioned why some Democrats are less supportive of action against Iran.
- Iran’s 88-member Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei after reports that U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Iranian officials say Mojtaba was injured in those strikes and he has not appeared publicly, including during rallies in Tehran celebrating his succession.