Amid escalating tensions as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its fifth day, geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer told Newsmax on Monday that it is not in America’s interest to eliminate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Appearing on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and subsidiary GZERO Media, was asked whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would target Khamenei directly.

“I’d be very surprised, given that that is clearly not in the interests of the United States,” Bremmer said.

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