Israeli Defence Minister Warns Iran’s Khamenei of ‘Saddam Hussein-like’ Fate

GG News Bureau
Jerusalem, 17th June: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday issued a stark warning to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suggesting he could suffer a fate “similar to” that of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, who was toppled and later executed.

During a meeting with Israeli military and security service commanders, Katz directly cautioned Khamenei against pursuing a confrontational path. “I warn the Iranian dictator against continuing to commit war crimes and launch missiles toward Israeli civilians,” Israel Katz was quoted as saying in a statement from his office. “He should remember what happened to the dictator in the neighbouring country to Iran who took the same path against Israel.”

Saddam Hussein was overthrown during the US-led invasion of 2003, subsequently captured, and executed. His regime famously fired missiles at Israel during the 1991 Gulf War and was widely accused of operating a covert nuclear weapons programme. The warning from Katz comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran.