Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former close advisor to late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, called for adopting a policy of targeted assassinations of senior American officials, according to the source covering Iranian news. Larijani argued that the only way to stop a policy of assassinations is to respond with similar assassinations, and claimed his previous threats have already caused US officials to fear and go into hiding.
Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former close advisor to the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, called for Iran to adopt a policy of targeted assassinations of senior American officials, according to the source covering Iranian news. Larijani argued that the only way to stop a policy of assassinations is to respond with similar assassinations, and claimed his previous threats have already caused US officials to fear and go into hiding.
Larijani described the current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as having 'very complex thinking' and urged action in line with his approach. The statement is significant, the channel notes, because Larijani presents assassinations outside Iran as a legitimate and recognized tool in Iranian policy, not merely a theoretical possibility.
The threat follows a series of hostile statements from Iranian officials in recent weeks, including threats from military advisor Mohsen Rezaei and judiciary chief Mohsen Rajai, as The Zioneer has reported. The call comes from a single source and has not been independently verified.
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