Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, at a meeting with the command council of the General Staff of the army at the IDF headquarters in the Kiryah military base in Tel Aviv, said about the Islamic Republic: “I am confident in my ability to eliminate this threat forever. That means the overthrow of this regime. This is the main mission that still lies ahead of us, but it is close. It isn’t impossible. It is within reach.”

Netanyahu said: “I tell our enemies: don’t mess with us. If you learned anything, don’t mess with us. We have the power, determination, and internal unity needed to defeat you.”

The Israeli prime minister added that the Iranian government is “in the process of collapsing,” “weaker than ever,” and “waging a war for its own survival.”

Netanyahu also said: “We faced the danger of destruction by a regime whose goal is to erase us and that wants to equip itself with a nuclear bomb to destroy us. We kept this threat and other threats at bay.”