
Should the U.S. be in business of assassinating foreign leaders?
Published 3/12/2026

Published 3/12/2026
In the opening strike of their war on Iran, the US and Israel killed the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is an exceedingly rare instance of democracies killing a foreign head of state.It’s not the first time the United States has been involved in the killing of a…