A senior cleric in Iran has issued a fatwa declaring that anyone who threatens Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is “an enemy of God,” state media has reported.
Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi was responding to a question about any threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Israel, including prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A fatwa is a ruling on how to interpret Islamic law issued by a clerical authority.
That was only after the eventual direct attack on Iranian soil, and I don’t know if it’s even double digit missiles that have managed to land in return. Some Israelis are still stunned, but only because of how deep in a bubble they are.
Iran also opted not to close the Strait of Hormuz, even now, although apparently they were making preparations.