In a striking post written in Hebrew, Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli, the Friday Prayer Leader of Ardabil, predicted that Israel’s military and political unraveling may culminate in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assassination—possibly by a disillusioned Israeli officer.
According to Saed News, Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Ameli, the Supreme Leader’s representative in Ardabil province and the city’s Friday Prayer Imam, ignited controversy by publishing a politically charged statement in Hebrew on his social media account. Citing widespread unrest and psychological trauma within Israeli society and its armed forces, Ameli suggested that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may be assassinated by one of his own military officers, marking the end of what he called Israel’s "regional malignancies."
“Experts believe,” Ameli wrote in Hebrew, “that given the deep discontent among both the Israeli public and military—particularly those soldiers who have suffered mental and physical injuries in Gaza—the evil perpetrated by Israel in the region will most likely end with Netanyahu’s assassination by one of the army’s own officers.”
The statement, which has since gained traction on Persian-language news networks including Tasnim, underscores what Iranian political observers perceive as unprecedented societal fracture within Israel. According to Tasnim, Israel is witnessing “severe divisions and fragmentation at the core of its social fabric,” lending credence to Ameli’s dramatic forecast.
The cleric's remarks draw a direct line between Israel’s internal instability and Netanyahu’s political survival strategy. Iranian analysts argue that Netanyahu’s aggressive military campaigns in Gaza and against Iran serve as a desperate attempt to extend his political life support—particularly in light of corruption trials that have been repeatedly postponed. “Delaying Netanyahu’s court hearings,” the article notes, “is clear evidence of this very tactic.”
Ameli’s prediction is also grounded in what Iranian officials view as a dangerously eroded military and political legitimacy within Israel. The implication that an Israeli army officer could turn on the prime minister reveals how far Iran believes the rift between Israeli leadership and its soldiers has widened.
While the remarks have drawn attention for their boldness, they also reflect Iran’s broader strategic messaging: highlighting Israel’s domestic disintegration and presenting it as a state on the brink of internal implosion, rather than regional domination.
Observers note that the Friday Imam’s tweet—deliberately posted in Hebrew—was likely intended to resonate with Israeli audiences as much as domestic ones, signaling psychological warfare aimed at sowing further distrust within Israeli ranks.
Amid a regional context already defined by military tension, diplomatic realignment, and grassroots upheaval over the war in Gaza, such statements are not just rhetorical. They reveal Tehran’s confidence that time and internal collapse—not just armed resistance—may be the ultimate undoing of its long-standing adversary.
