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Netanyahu says toppling Iran’s government is the only way to end its threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said toppling Iran’s government is the only way to end the threat he says it poses to Israel.
He made the remarks at an election rally in Dimona, in southern Israel, and said he had ordered Israel’s security agencies to pursue that goal.
Netanyahu said he had discussed removing Iran’s government with US President Donald Trump.
The statements come after US and Israeli forces struck Iran in late February, triggering a wider Middle East war.
Trump has said he does not intend to restart the war before US midterm elections in November, while Netanyahu said he was not seeking an attack before Israel’s Oct.
27 election.
Netanyahu gave no timing or details for carrying out the directive.
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct. 21 that toppling Iran’s government was the only way to end the threat he said it posed.
He said he had issued that directive to the Israel Defense Forces, Mossad and other security branches, without specifying when or how it would be carried out.
The remarks came during an election rally in Dimona, as Netanyahu entered the final week of a close re-election race.
Netanyahu said he had discussed efforts to topple Iran’s government with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump has said he does not intend to restart the war with Iran before the U.S. midterm elections in November.
- Who
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- What
- He said toppling Iran’s government was the only way to end the threat he said it posed.
- When
- Oct. 21, 2026.
- Where
- An election rally in Dimona, southern Israel.
- Why
- Netanyahu said Iran continued to pose a threat to Israel.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Trump endorsed Netanyahu in Israel’s parliamentary election, according to Daily Sabah.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Israel and met Netanyahu at Uvda air force base, according to a prime minister’s spokesperson.
Netanyahu said at an election rally in Dimona that toppling Iran’s government was the only way to end the threat.
- Location
- Dimona, southern Israel
- Directive
- Netanyahu said he had instructed the Israel Defense Forces, Mossad and other security branches to topple Iran’s government
- U.S. president
- Donald Trump
- U.S. defense secretary
- Pete Hegseth
- Israeli election
- Oct. 27, according to Daily Sabah
- U.S. midterm elections
- November 2026
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What people are saying
Therefore, there is only one way to end this: by toppling this regime.
We are committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime
If Iran attacks Israel, Iran will burn!
the Iranian regime is at its weakest point ever, and we recognise that this weakness could lead it to take the most extreme steps