New Delhi, March 4 -- Middle East expert Waiel Awwad on Wednesday criticised Israel's warning that it would target whoever becomes Iran's next Supreme Leader, stating that it was Israel's style and "their survival".

Speaking to ANI amid escalating tensions in West Asia, Awwad took a jibe at the Israelis, stating that they are the "best people who can assassinate leaders in the world."

When asked about the statement made by Israel's Defence Minister, Israel Katz, warning that any leader appointed by the Iranian regime to replace the late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, will be a "target for elimination", Awwad said, "This is their style, this is their survival. They have been assassinating; what else can they do? They are the bes...