IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin vows that the military will hunt down Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Responding to a question at a press conference, Defrin says “we are striking all leaders of the regime, as seen in the past day,” referring to the killing of top Iranian official Ali Larijani and Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani.
“Mojtaba Khamenei, we don’t know his fate. We don’t hear him, we don’t see him, but I can tell you one thing, we will continue, as we have proven, we will continue to pursue anyone who poses a threat to the State of Israel or raises a hand against it,” he says.
“He is not immune. We will pursue him, find him, and neutralize him,” Defrin adds.
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