The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei A strategic miscalculation by US
The assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei: A strategic miscalculation by US
MADRID – At 86, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei embodied the strategic continuity of the Islamic Republic. For Washington and Tel Aviv, he appeared central to Iran’s deterrence doctrine, regional projection, and ideological coherence. The joint Israeli-American strike on his Tehran compound, code-named “Roaring Lion” and “Epic Fury,” was framed as a decapitation operation.


