Netanyahu Vows to Topple Iranian Regime Before 1-Week Election, Citing Nuclear Threat
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Oct 21
Netanyahu Vows to Topple Iranian Regime Before 1-Week Election, Citing Nuclear Threat
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Oct 21
Summary
Benjamin Netanyahu has shifted from saying Israel could help create conditions for regime change to personally pledging, “I will bring it down,” making the fall of Iran’s rulers his stated primary objective.
Netanyahu argues military strikes alone cannot end the threat because a surviving regime would rebuild its nuclear program and proxy network, meaning only its overthrow can prevent another future confrontation.
Next week’s Israeli election helps explain the timing: he is casting himself as the leader who reshaped the Middle East and must stay in office to finish the job after more than 3 years of war.
Trump’s remaining time in office is the other clock in the background, but Netanyahu has not shown that Washington backs regime change or explained how Israel could achieve it after earlier blows failed to trigger an uprising.