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2 hours ago
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Netanyahu says fall of Iran's leadership not a goal but could be a result
(Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of Iran's leadership was not a goal of Israel's attacks but could be a result. "The matter of changing the regime or the fall of this regime is first and foremost a matter for the Iranian people. There is no substitute for this. "And that's why I didn't present it as a goal. It could be a result, but it's not a stated or formal goal that we have," Netanyahu said in an interview with Israel's Kan public television. He said Israel had the power to remove all of Iran's nuclear facilities, whether U.S. President Donald Trump decides to join in or not. Netanyahu spoke before the White House said Trump would decide in the next two weeks whether to get involved. Military analysts believe Israel might need the help of U.S. military bunker-busting bombs to destroy the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the crown jewel of Iran's nuclear program buried beneath a mountain near the city of Qom. Asked whether Fordow could be addressed with or without the Americans, Netanyahu said: "We have the power to remove all our targets, all their nuclear facilities, but the president's decision whether he wants to join or not is again his decision. "He will do what is good for the United States and I will do what is good for the State of Israel and I must say that up to this moment everyone is doing their part," Netanyahu said. On Wednesday, Trump said the United States alone had the capability to destroy or dismantle Fordow. "But that doesn't mean I'm going to do it - at all," Trump said.
Reuters
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Netanyahu says fall of Iran's leadership not a goal but could be a result
June 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of Iran's leadership was not a goal of Israel's attacks but could be a result. "The matter of changing the regime or the fall of this regime is first and foremost a matter for the Iranian people. There is no substitute for this. "And that's why I didn't present it as a goal. It could be a result, but it's not a stated or formal goal that we have," Netanyahu said in an interview with Israel's Kan public television. He said Israel had the power to remove all of Iran's nuclear facilities, whether U.S. President Donald Trump decides to join in or not. Netanyahu spoke before the White House said Trump would decide in the next two weeks whether to get involved. Military analysts believe Israel might need the help of U.S. military bunker-busting bombs to destroy the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the crown jewel of Iran's nuclear program buried beneath a mountain near the city of Qom. Asked whether Fordow could be addressed with or without the Americans, Netanyahu said: "We have the power to remove all our targets, all their nuclear facilities, but the president's decision whether he wants to join or not is again his decision. "He will do what is good for the United States and I will do what is good for the State of Israel and I must say that up to this moment everyone is doing their part," Netanyahu said. On Wednesday, Trump said the United States alone had the capability to destroy or dismantle Fordow. "But that doesn't mean I'm going to do it - at all," Trump said.
Al Arabiya
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Netanyahu says change or fall of Iran's regime not a goal but could be a result
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the change or fall of the Iranian regime was not a goal but could be a result. 'The matter of changing the regime or the fall of this regime is first and foremost a matter for the Iranian people. There is no substitute for this. And that's why I didn't present it as a goal. It could be a result, but it's not a stated or formal goal that we have,' Netanyahu told Israeli public broadcaster Kan. Netanyahu said that Israel was 'changing the face of the world' in its war with Iran, now in its seventh day. 'I said that we're changing the face of the Middle East, and now I say we're changing the face of the world,' he said, adding that Israel had destroyed 'more than half' of Iran's missile launchers. Netanyahu said that he welcomed 'all help' with destroying Iran's nuclear sites. Israel is 'capable of striking all of Iran's nuclear facilities' but 'all help is welcome,' he said, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel. Netanyahu added that US President Donald Trump 'will do what is good for the United States, and I will do what is good for the State of Israel.'
The National
a day ago
- Politics
- The National
Without talks, there is no good outcome to the Iran-Israel war
As the war between Israel and Iran enters its seventh day, many are rightly asking what the endgame is. The answer to that question is surprisingly straightforward: without de-escalation and talks, just about every outcome is bad in one way or another. As civilian casualties mount, buildings are reduced to rubble and fear sets in across the Middle East, a volatile situation is made even worse by demands for surrender, veiled threats to kill a head of state and an ineffective international response, the latest example of which was the G7 summit 's failure to produce a comprehensive roadmap for peace. Amid this uncertainty, talk of regime change in Iran has emerged. In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that the abrupt end of the Iranian government could be one outcome of his country's unilateral military action. In a separate interview, he urged the Iranian people to rise up and topple their rulers. Such reckless talk does not constitute a responsible strategy. Aside from the affront to Iranian sovereignty, regime change would have serious consequences. The reality is that regime collapse not regime change would be the likely outcome. Whether Israel's leadership thinks their country's security will be improved by living in a wildly destabilised region seems to be a question that it has failed to consider. On the contrary, Israel's attacks have created a self-fulfilling prophecy. Iran's fear of being attacked has been confirmed and there is the danger of Tehran widening its retaliation or activating its remaining armed proxy forces if it senses that defeat is close. Given the current escalation, international mediation remains the only realistic option for defusing this crisis. This is not a far-fetched call; there is widespread regional support – including from US partners – for de-escalation and talks. A joint statement from Arab and Islamic countries on Monday called for a 'swift return to the path of negotiations as the only viable means to reach a sustainable agreement regarding the Iranian nuclear programme'. For that path to negotiations to be successful, the institutions of multilateralism need to take the lead For that path to negotiations to be successful, the institutions of multilateralism need to take the lead. In a statement released on Tuesday, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs said the UAE was calling on the UN and the Security Council 'to fully uphold their responsibilities by preventing further escalation and taking urgent and necessary measures to achieve a ceasefire and reinforce international peace and security'. Such measures are needed immediately. The longer this war goes on, the only certainty will be more uncertainty. No amount of scenario planning or wargaming by either side can predict how this crisis will end, and armed conflicts often develop their own, uncontrollable momentum. There may be precious little trust between the warring sides, but the only credible strategy left is to listen to the sound counsel of Arab and Muslim countries when they say it is time to talk.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
All the Ways Iran's Regime Keeps a Tight Grip on Power
By Updated on Save Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has been a theocratic republic — and a constant thorn for the countries it marked out as enemies, Israel most of all. In launching the biggest military assault on Iran since that country's war with Iraq in the 1980s, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had more on his mind than the destruction of its nuclear program. Addressing the Iranian people directly on June 13 after the Israeli air assault began, he suggested they should seize the moment to rise up and overthrow their leaders.
