At a JNS conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday evening that he assesses Israel has created the conditions to bring down the Iranian regime. The statement echoes and sharpens his earlier remarks about 'cracks' in Tehran's leadership, according to the source 'Iran Sector - Updates.'
At a conference hosted by JNS (Jewish News Syndicate) on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that he assesses the conditions have been created to bring down the Iranian regime. 'I assess that we have created the conditions to bring down the Iranian regime,' Netanyahu said, according to the source 'Iran Sector - Updates,' which covers developments on the Iranian front. The remark sharpens his earlier assertion on June 15, reported by The Zioneer, that 'the main goals of the war against Iran have been achieved' and that there are 'cracks' in the regime. However, Netanyahu did not specify which conditions he was referring to, and the statement appeared as a one-line quote from the event. The prime minister's office has not issued an official transcript of the remarks as of Sunday night. The JNS conference is an annual event bringing together Jewish communal leaders and policymakers; Netanyahu has spoken at the gathering in previous years as well. The backdrop includes ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the U.S. and Iran over a nuclear agreement, with President Trump having stated earlier this week that the deal is 'a wall against a nuclear weapon.' Netanyahu's assessment suggests a more aggressive stance than his earlier framing of achieving 'main goals,' now explicitly invoking the possibility of regime change — a goal he had previously said was never part of the war's objectives (June 15 bulletin). The single source (the source) has not been independently corroborated by additional Israeli media outlets as of this report.
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