Although he conceded that it might eventually become a result, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that overthrowing Iran’s leadership is not an official objective of Israel’s current war assault.
“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,” Netanyahu said during an interview with Israel’s public broadcaster.
“That’s why I didn’t present it as a goal,” he emphasized. Although it’s not a declared or official objective of ours, it might be the outcome.
Regardless of whether the US chooses to join, Netanyahu claimed that Israel is capable of destroying all of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
He made these remarks ahead of an expected decision from the White House on whether the U.S. would join the military operation. Observers say that American support, particularly access to powerful bunker-busting bombs, might be necessary to destroy Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant buried deep beneath a mountain near Qom.
When asked whether Israel could strike Fordow without U.S. assistance, Netanyahu responded: “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 his decision. He will do what is good for the United States, and I will do what is good for the State of Israel. So far, everyone is doing their part.”
In a separate statement, President Trump said the U.S. alone had the capability to eliminate the Fordow site but added, “That doesn’t mean I’m going to do it — at all.”
