"IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin was asked if Iran's recently-announced Supreme Leader is running the country, to which he replied that Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard from and warning that anyone posing a threat to Israel would be eliminated. "His blood will be on his own head. We will strike him," he declared, speaking from Tel Aviv on Sunday, after confirming that he had 'no idea' as to the whereabouts of Mojtaba Khamenei. Defrin said Israel has 'thousands' of targets in Iran and is 'generating more every day', while denying that the strikes were not 'progressing at the pace set', when asked by a reporter. "Our achievements are greater than we expected," he declared. He denied that the aim of the attack is to 'overthrow a regime, while stressing that Ali Khamenei was killed because he had 'the blood of October 7' on his hands. "We create the conditions and undermine it so that over time, the Iranian people will take their fate into their own hands and reclaim this country that has been taken hostage by this terrorist regime. That's the story," he explained. "What the Iranian people will do is in their hands." Defrin also declared success in Lebanon, claims the Israeli air force had "destroyed headquarters of the Radwan Force in Beirut", adding that ground forces are engaging 'terrorists' in Lebanese territory. The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region. Israel also began hitting Lebanon just days later, saying it was responding to Hezbollah strikes, and the sides have exchanged fire since. "