Hugh Hewitt blasted the Ayatollah Seyid Ali Khamenei on live television because "every decision he's made has been bad" regarding his conflict with Israel.

As the conflict between Iran and Israel intensifies, reports suggest that Israel had plans to eliminate Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. However, United States President Donald Trump reportedly rejected the idea of assassinating Khamenei.

As Israeli airstrikes decimate Iran's top military brass, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's son Mojtaba is emerging from the shadows to fill the growing power vacuum., Middle East News - Times Now

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.

President DONALD TRUMP may have vetoed a reported Israeli proposal over the weekend to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ALI KHAMENEI, but Israel and its boosters are still pushing for the U.S. to back regime change in Tehran.

Israel's military said on Tuesday it had killed Ali Shadmani, who it identified as Iran's armed forces' chief of staff and said was the most senior military commander. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alex Richardson) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.