ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he and US President Donald Trump were committed to bringing down Iran’s government, describing regime change in Tehran as the central objective of Israel’s campaign against the Islamic Republic.
Speaking at Tel Hai University in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Netanyahu said he had discussed the issue with Trump several times, including two days earlier. He said the two leaders were determined to complete the mission and eliminate what he described as the Iranian threat.
Netanyahu also claimed that Israel and its allies had made significant gains and transformed the regional security landscape. He argued that removing Iran’s leadership was necessary to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear programme and its network of regional allies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The remarks came a day after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel and met Netanyahu at Ovda Air Base in the Negev desert. Israeli officials said the discussions focused on regional threats and US-Israeli cooperation in offensive and defensive operations.
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The visit came amid reports that Washington and Tel Aviv were discussing the possibility of renewed military action against Iran. Trump has endorsed Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s October 27 election, reinforcing the close political relationship between Trump and Netanyahu.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran for talks with senior Iranian officials as Islamabad continued efforts to mediate between Washington and Tehran.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Munir that Washington would have to meet Tehran’s seven conditions before trust could be restored. The demands include lifting restrictions on Iranian ports and oil exports and ending hostilities across the region.
The diplomatic move comes as the confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt regional security and maritime traffic. Tehran has tied the waterway’s reopening to the fulfilment of its conditions, including an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports and broader de-escalation.
Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...
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