Netanyahu: The goal is to
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Netanyahu: The goal is to overthrow Iran's regime

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference that he has added an additional goal to the war against Iran: to create the conditions for the Iranian people to overthrow the regime.

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However, Netanyahu raises a question about whether this will happen and says he "cannot say with absolute certainty that the people will overthrow the regime."

You can lead someone to water, but you can't force them to drink, he says.

The two other goals he mentions are to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and from firing ballistic missiles.

No life insurance

He further claims that Israel is "crushing" both Iran and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, which he labels terrorist, and gives a wink to Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

We eliminated the old tyrant, and the new tyrant, the puppet of the Revolutionary Guard, cannot appear in public.

When asked if he would consider trying to kill Mojtaba Khamenei, he replies:

I would not approve a life insurance policy on any of the leaders of the terrorist organization (Iran).

Regarding Israel's offensive in Lebanon, he says he warned the Lebanese government that it must disarm Hezbollah.

The time has come for you to do it now. If you don't, we will, he is said to have warned.

Now he says that if the Lebanese government "wants to save itself" it should take Israel's side against the Shiite militia Hezbollah.

Want to be pardoned

In addition to the war, Netanyahu also asked Israel's President Isaac Herzog to "do what is right" regarding the legal process against him.

Netanyahu is indicted for corruption, but US President Donald Trump has asked Herzog for a pardon in the case, and in the speech Netanyahu addressed Herzog and asked him to end the "circus".

The appearance is the prime minister's first since the war against Iran began.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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