Israeli retaliation at Iran should hit regime targets - opinion

Harming the Iranian people would be a mistake. It is the regime that seeks Israel’s eradication, not the Iranian people.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

(photo credit: KHAMENEI.IR)

ByHILLEL FRISCH

AUGUST 8, 2024 01:32

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