Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fresh threat to carry out a regime change in Iran. The Israeli leader said Tel Aviv had scored a recent series of victories over Tehran.
In an English-speaking address to the people of Iran, he slammed Tehran for subjugating the Iranian people and promised, “One day you will be free.” Adding that he planned to “transform the Middle East.”
Prime Minister Netayahu’s Message to the Iranian People:
“Your oppressors spent over 30 billion dollars supporting Assad in Syria. After only 11 days of fighting, his regime collapsed into dust.” pic.twitter.com/njhjXyHmmF— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) December 12, 2024
Netanyahu went on to suggest that Tel Aviv would play a role in ousting the Iranian government. “And I have no doubt that we will realize that future together.” He continued, “A lot sooner than people think.”
The Israeli leader issued a similar address to the people of Iran, also in English, on September 30. “When Iran is finally free, and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think — everything will be different,” he said at the time. “Our two ancient peoples, the Jewish people and the Persian people, will finally be at peace. Our two countries, Israel and Iran, will be at peace.”
Shortly after this address, Netanyahu significantly ramped up the massive bombing campaign of Lebanon and began the final stages of the ethnic cleansing in North Gaza. In the video posted to X on Wednesday, Netanyahu claimed great victories over Hamas and Hezbollah.
“The historic events we witnessed today are a chain reaction. A chain reaction to the pounding of Hamas, the decimation of Hezbollah, the targeting of Narsallah,” he said, referring to the Israeli assassination of the former leader of the Lebanese militant group. He referred to those events as “blows to Iran’s axis of terror.”
Netanyahu also referenced President-elect Donald Trump’s crediting of Israel’s “fighting success” for bringing down the Syrian government.
Since the October 7 attack, Israel has been on a rampage, conducting major military operations in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.
