"I think we made a big mistake in killing Khamenei. He's now a martyr, and if Ali Larijani is still alive, he is a very competent person. ... Now whether the administration hopes he'll be the equivalent of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela and negotiate—I don't think so. But I'm not sure because we've killed all the leadership of Iran that's going to make them more negotiable."
- Harlan Ullman, Killowen Group