Unite your forces to overthrow the regime: Netanyahu's new message for Iranians
India Today
While stating that regime change was not an official military objective, Netanyahu said ongoing strikes could create conditions for Iranians to take control of their future amid escalating regional tensions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a direct appeal to Iranian citizens calling on them to rise against the country’s leadership, urging mass protests to “overthrow the regime” following Israeli military strikes on Iran as part of Operation Rising Lion.
In a video message released after the latest round of attacks that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, laying the path for a transition in power, Netanyahu said Israel’s ongoing military campaign would weaken Iran’s ruling establishment and create conditions for citizens to challenge what he described as a “terrorist regime”.
“In the coming days, we will strike thousands of targets of the terrorist regime,” Netanyahu said, adding that the operation aimed to enable “the brave people of Iran to free themselves from the chains of tyranny.”
Addressing Iranians directly, Netanyahu described the current moment as a rare historic opportunity, urging citizens not to remain passive.
“This is an opportunity that comes only once in every generation,” he said, calling on Iranians to “take to the streets in your millions” and unite to bring down the ruling system.
In an unusually explicit outreach, the Israeli leader addressed multiple ethnic communities – including Persians, Kurds, Azeris, Ahwazis and Baluchis – urging them to join forces in what he termed a collective effort to secure Iran’s future.
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