"Taking to the airwaves in the wake of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Iranian people directly, calling on them in Farsi to come to the streets, come out in your millions, to finish the job, to overthrow the regime of fear that has made your lives bitter."
"The Israeli authorities don't spell it out, but it is clear that what they want to see is a regime change in Iran, said Ahron Bregman, a senior teaching fellow at the Department for War Studies at King's College London. They, like their leaders, believe that if you only topple the Iranian regime, the Middle East will totally transform for the better, which is, of course, nonsense."
"Israeli officials know that Iran, including its opposition, has a diverse array of views and backgrounds. Many Iranians who have taken to the streets, including in the large protests that took place in January, are united only in their hostility to the government, with various factions calling for everything from the re"
Israel, in coordination with the United States, has launched military strikes against Iran resulting in over 555 deaths, including 180 at a girls' school. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu directly addressed Iranian citizens in Farsi, urging them to overthrow their government and framing the airstrikes as assistance for this goal. Israeli authorities explicitly seek regime change in Iran, believing it would transform the Middle East positively. However, Israeli officials demonstrate limited concern for managing a smooth transition, despite understanding Iran's diverse opposition factions united primarily by anti-government sentiment rather than shared vision for governance.
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