While Khamenei’s reaction shows Tehran is in no rush to hit back, experts say it could build nuclear weapons to restore deterrence against Israel.
Israel had been looking for a chance to kill the leader of Hezbollah.
Its intelligence had long tracked Hassan Nasrallah and it recently learned he planned to move, which would have closed the window of opportunity, according to a senior official who asked not to be identified discussing confidential matters. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order on Friday from his hotel room in New York, just before giving a fiery speech to the United Nations General Assembly that rejected a US-backed push for a ceasefire in Lebanon.
