{
  "id": 13382908,
  "title": "Israeli politician says assassinating Ali Khamenei was a ‘mistake’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/israeli-politician-says-assassinating-ali-khamenei-was-a-mistake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T09:48:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-politician-says-assassinating-ali-khamenei-was-mistake"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The leader of Israel’s Democrats party, Yair Golan, recently expressed regret over the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, describing it as a \"mistake\". Golan's stance on the matter was unambiguous, stating that Khamenei's demise was not justified solely because he did not deserve to die, but rather because it did not align with the best interests of the State of Israel. Furthermore, Golan revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ambition to overthrow the Iranian government was deemed \"unrealistic\". Khamenei was killed at the onset of the US-Israel conflict and was subsequently succeeded by his son, Mojtaba. The new supreme leader is reportedly much less inclined to take risks compared to his father, who had previously issued a fatwa in 2003 prohibiting Iran from developing nuclear weapons. In Baghdad on September 30, 2026, mourners paid their respects to the late Supreme Leader Khamenei by marching with portraits of him.",
  "summary": "Israeli politician says assassinating Ali Khamenei was a ‘mistake’ The leader of Israel’s Democrats party on Saturday has called the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a “mistake”. “I think, unequivocally, the elimination of Khamenei, the father, was a mistake - not because he didn’t deserve to die, only because it doesn’t serve the interests of the State of Israel,” Yair Golan…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Former Israeli military official calls assassination of Ali Khamenei serious mistake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/former-israeli-military-official-calls-assassination-of-ali-khamenei",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:48:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Khamenei’s killing was a mistake’: Israeli opposition leader",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/khameneis-killing-was-a-mistake-israeli-opposition-leader",
        "published": "2026-10-10T08:18:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}