Israeli Democrats Leader Says Killing of Iran’s Ali Khamenei Was a 'Mistake'
Golan said the strike left Iran’s more extreme security figures in power and did not improve Israel’s position, according to his remarks.
- Democrats party leader Yair Golan said Friday that the IDF's assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was a "mistake," arguing at the Rishon Lezion Cultural Center that the operation failed to serve Israel's interests.
- Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his Tehran compound on February 28, 2026, at the start of Operation Roaring Lion against Iran.
- Golan clarified the 86-year-old leader deserved his fate but noted "there is certainly an advantage" in having a veteran official; the operation left behind individuals "who are more extreme and more violent."
- Khamenei's successor, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, is "controlled by Iran's ultra-extremist security leadership," Golan remarked, as Israel approaches its October 27 election.
- Golan accused Netanyahu of setting "an unrealistic war objective" to overthrow the Iranian regime, arguing Israel's strategic position actually peaked during Operation Rising Lion in June 2025.
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The leader of the Democratic Party in Israel, Yair Golan, stated that the assassination of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, at the beginning of the American-Israeli war against Iran was a mistake and that this action does not serve the long-term interests of Israel. Golan emphasized that his assessment is not related to whether or not the Iranian leader deserved to die, but to the strategic benefit that this action had for his country. …
Israeli Democrats leader: Elimination of Khamenei Sr. was a mistake
The assassination of Ali Khamenei has not made Israel any safer, according to Yair Golan, leader of Israel's Democratic Party. He called the assassination of Iran's supreme leader a strategic mistake and accused Benjamin Netanyahu of setting...
The killing of Ali Khamenei did not make Israel safer, the leader of the Israeli party, the "Democracy" party, Yair Golan. He called the removal of Iran's supreme leader a strategic mistake and accused Binyamin Netanyahu of setting an impossible goal of overthrowing Iranian authority.
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