When Israel launched its war against Iran on June 13, it went for an assassination spree in Tehran. Israeli strikes killed Iran’s armed forces chief, the commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards, other top generals and at least half a dozen nuclear scientists. Even though Israel’s declared objective was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear programme, the strikes were aimed at decapitating the Iranian state. In the subsequent days, Israel continued to carry out targeted killings. But if Israel thought such killings would blunt Iran’s capability to hit back, it was mistaken. https://newsth.live/0fag1f