Donald Trump states that he does not want the highest leader of Iran, 86-year-old Ali Hosseini Khamenei, to be killed. At least, “not for the time being,” says Trump. But should the USraël give Israel green light to kill Khamei, what does the Iranian people get instead of this theocratic Grootayatollah? Defense specialist Roger Houses and Middle Easternist Koert Debeuf try to look ahead. “You can collapse a regime and kill the leaders, but you often get total chaos instead.”
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Is Iranian leader really such an easy target as Trump claims? And what if they really would turn it off? Analyze experts
Bytaketonews
Jun 19, 2025