Israel Upgrades Real-Life Whac-A-Mole, Takes Out Iranian Leadership Twice
KEY POINTS
- •On Tuesday, Israel assassinated Ali Larijani, Iran’s interim leader after Khamenei's death, and paramilitary commander Gholamreza Soleimani.
- •Larijani was targeted at a Tehran safe house while Soleimani and lieutenants were hit in a makeshift headquarters to stifle protests.
- •Israeli Defense Minister Katz vowed to continue chasing Iran’s leadership, as faction drama heats up over war continuation versus peace talks.
In a Tuesday double feature, Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the assassinations of Ali Larijani, Iran’s March 17th commemoration-writing interim national boss, and Gholamreza Soleimani—no relation to that other famous Soleimani but probably just as wad of trouble—who crushed protests like a human Bob Ross with a grenade. The killings hit a Tehran safe house and a makeshift headquarters with more drama than a telenovela about supreme leader succession after Ali Khamenei was canned by Israeli opening theatrics. Katz promised to 'cut the octopus's head' repeatedly, presumably while singing a catchy mole-whacking tune. Iran’s official reply: mime.
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(1 of 3)Iran’s leadership got a two-for-one strike like an Israeli Amazon Prime sale. Meanwhile, peace talks were getting pushed like ‘Buy One, War Gets You One Free.’ Drama so thick it could choke a carpet snake.
When your nation’s political drama looks like an Assassin’s Creed DLC but with fewer graphics and more manual cleaning up of protest squashers.
Nothing screams 2026 like Iran’s favorite game of 'Who’s the Supreme Leader?' now sponsored by sniper rifles and handwritten telegrams.
Source: Axios | Published: 3/17/2026 | Author: Barak Ravid
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