Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia would react 'very negatively' to any assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling regime change in Iran 'unacceptable' and warning it would 'open Pandora's box.'
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Russia would react 'very negatively' to any assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Dmitry Peskov stated that the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would open Pandora's box and react very negatively.
Benjamin Netanyahu believes removing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will end the war between Israel and Iran.
US President Donald Trump is expected to decide on further action against Iran in two weeks.
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