Israel Katz vows to 'eliminate' Iran's upper echelon

Israel Katz vows to 'eliminate' Iran's upper echelon Israel's defense minister has indicated that every Iranian leader will be "an unequivocal target" for assassination. "The Prime Minister and I have instructed the IDF to prepare and act by all means to carry out the mission as an integral part of the objectives of Operation 'Lion's Roar'," Israel Katz said in a post on X.   He vowed to act with full force, adding that together with the US, Israel aims to "crush the regime's capabilities and create the conditions for the Iranian people to overthrow it and replace it".