Israel believes the new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is alive and operative, but is not targeting him at the moment as part of a broader strategy to keep regime figures alive to give internal legitimacy to a future deal, according to a new report.
Local outlet Maariv detailed that the Trump administration has given the directive to preserve key figures in the regime, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the head of the Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
