Iran’s newly elevated cleric Alireza Arafi announced on X that he is now taking charge of Iran’s politics and quickly followed with a series of ominous messages targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In one post he shared an image of Netanyahu stamped with the word eliminated and wrote, You will hear some good news soon.

He then escalated further by posting a video of Iranian missiles with the caption, Tonight, the world will witness the end of the Zionist’s arrogance.

In another message he shared a separate image of Netanyahu with the words, Target locked for tonight.

The posts are being widely circulated online and are being viewed as direct threats as tensions in the region continue to rise. The language used strongly suggests an imminent escalation and has heightened concern over what the coming hours may bring.