US and Israeli forces launched military action against Iran on Feb. 28 that killed Iran’s former supreme leader Khamenei and several senior Iranian political and military officials. Iran retalied by striking targets inside Israel and multiple US base

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US and Israeli forces launched military action against Iran on Feb. 28 that killed Iran’s former supreme leader Khamenei and several senior Iranian political and military officials. Iran retalied by striking targets inside Israel and multiple US bases in the Middle East. Yair Golan, former IDF deputy chief of staff, told a political forum Israel’s killing of Khamenei "was a mistake and not in Israel’s interests," saying removing an elderly hardline leader upset a strategic balance, empowered more extreme, violent factions, worsened Israel’s long-term strategic position and meant Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bid to overturn the Iranian regime has been declared a failure.