Report: CIA gave Israel list of Iranian officials not to be eliminated

A Wall Street Journal report, published on Channel 14, reveals that the CIA has provided Israel with a limited list of five to ten senior Iranian officials who are not to be eliminated. According to the interpretation, the US sees them as figures who could play a central role in leading the country in the event of a regime change, and wishes to preserve them for the day after.

A report by a Wall Street Journal correspondent, published on Channel 14, reveals that the US intelligence agency, the CIA, has provided Israel with a limited list of five to ten senior Iranian officials who are not to be eliminated. According to the accompanying interpretation, the US sees these senior officials as figures who could play a central role in leading the country in the event of a regime change. The very transfer of the list to Israel indicates, according to that interpretation, an American preparation for a scenario of leadership change in Tehran and a desire to preserve certain figures for the day after. It is further claimed that the goal is to preserve elements perceived by the US as potentially taking part in a future, different Iran that would operate in a more moderate and normal manner towards the West. The article relies on a single journalistic source and does not bring additional sources or official responses.