Netanyahu Says He Ordered Mossad and Military to Work to Topple Iran’s Leadership

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had instructed the Mossad intelligence agency and the Israeli military to work toward bringing down Iran’s ruling system.

His statement outlined an explicit goal of removing the Iranian leadership, with both the intelligence service and the armed forces tasked with pursuing that objective.

Netanyahu also warned that Tehran could resort to a new escalation. He did not specify in the remarks provided what form that escalation might take.

The statement offered no details on how the instructions would be carried out or a timetable for action. It also did not establish whether any operations had begun under those orders.