A top Pentagon official clarified that the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was the result of an Israeli airstrike, distancing the U.S. from this military action.
Elbridge Colby, the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, stating that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli airstrike, not as part of any American military operation. Colby emphasized the separation of U.S. objectives from Israeli actions, indicating that the operational decisions regarding such strikes were solely in the hands of Israel. This testimony comes amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and highlights the complexities of U.S.-Israel-Iran relations.
