Iraq’s top Shia cleric warns of ‘dire consequences’ if Iran’s leaders are targeted

Iraq’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has warned that any attempt to target Iran’s religious and political leadership would trigger “dire consequences on the region.”

In a statement, al-Sistani cautioned that such an act could unleash “widespread chaos that would exacerbate the suffering of [the region’s] people and severely harm everyone’s interests.”

The revered cleric, seen as the highest authority for millions of Shia Muslims in Iraq and beyond, urged world powers to act.

He called on the international community to “make every effort to end this unjust war and find a peaceful solution” to the ongoing conflict.