"To kill him, to assassinate him on Day 1 of the war, will have insane consequences. Hasan said, before saying there will likely be blowback for killing Khamenei in such a blase way. I didn't ask you if you supported killing him, I just said are you pleased he's no longer ruling the country, Morgan told him at one point in the back-and-forth."
"It wrong to kill [Khamenei], it was illegal to kill him, it will have disastrous effects for the region, it's mad to take out a head of state and a spiritual leader, and it's even madder when you replace him with his son who is quote un quote worse' than him both for Iran and for U.S. and Israeli interests."
"Hasan said that is because he needed to think through the consequences of his answer. He branded Operation Epic Fury a strategic disaster because Khamenei's son was named his successor. And Hasan said it was up to the Iranian people to decide their fate at any rate not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or President Donald Trump."
During an interview, Piers Morgan repeatedly asked Mehdi Hasan whether he was pleased that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been eliminated, but Hasan declined to give a straightforward answer. Hasan characterized the situation as complex, noting Khamenei held both spiritual and political authority. He criticized Operation Epic Fury as a strategic disaster, particularly because Khamenei's son was named successor. Hasan argued the assassination was illegal, would destabilize the region, and that Iranians—not Israeli or American leaders—should determine their country's future. He contended that replacing Khamenei with his son, whom he described as worse, undermined the operation's strategic value. Morgan pressed for a simple affirmation, but Hasan maintained that thoughtful analysis of consequences was necessary before answering.
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