The story: An outlet close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has published a potential hit list of individuals that Tel Aviv may target over Iran’s Oct. 1 missile attack.

Along with prominent figures from the ‘Axis of Resistance’, the list notably includes Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the supreme Shiite religious authority in Iraq. This has sparked strong reactions in Iraq, especially from Shiite figures who are warning that targeting the top cleric would lead to Israel’s “demise.”

The reactions: Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' Al-Sudani on Oct. 10 told US ambassador to Baghdad Alina Romanowski and...