Iran published on Monday an assassination list targeting senior Israeli political and security officials. Defense Minister Israel Katz responded on X with a direct threat to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, warning the dictator to watch the skies when leaving his bunker.
"Iran publishes its list of senior political and security officials in Israel designated for elimination. I suggest to the Iranian dictator Khamenei that when he leaves his bunker, he should occasionally look up at the sky and listen carefully to any buzzing. [Operation] 'Red Wedding' participants are waiting for him there," Katz wrote on his X account.
איראן מפרסמת את רשימת הבכירים בצמרת המדינית ביטחונית בישראל המיועדים לחיסול.
אני מציע לדיקטטור האיראני חמינאי שכשהוא יוצא מהבונקר שירים מידי פעם מבט לשמיים ויקשיב טוב לכל זמזום.
משתתפי "חתונה אדומה" מחכים לו שם. pic.twitter.com/Ojf8Km5Iay— ישראל כ"ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) August 11, 2025
The defense minister's social media post represented the latest escalation in threats exchanged between Israeli leadership and the Iranian regime. Katz has repeatedly warned Khamenei of potential targeted operations against Iranian leadership.
During a July 27 visit to Ramon Air Force Base, Katz delivered a stark warning to the Iranian supreme leader about continued threats against Israel. "I want to convey a clear message from here to the dictator Khamenei that if you continue to threaten Israel, our long arm will reach Tehran again and with even greater force – and this time to you personally," the defense minister stated during the base visit.
The current exchange followed Iran's heavy missile barrage on June 19, which wounded dozens in Beer Sheba, Ramat Gan, and Holon while damaging Soroka Hospital. At the Holon attack site, Katz made another direct declaration about the Iranian leader's fate. "A dictator like Khamenei, who stands at the head of Iran and has inscribed Israel's destruction on his flag – such a person should not be allowed to exist," the defense minister declared.
