Trump Opposes Plan to Bomb Iran... Netanyahu: 'Regime Change Is the Solution'
Netanyahu declares that toppling the Iranian regime is the only solution, while Trump opposes the bombing plan, amid Iranian escalation and threats from the Revolutionary Guard.
Translated by Qiyas from الوسط — Original source
Iran has raised its political and military stakes, awaiting a final decision from US President Donald Trump regarding the war, amid indications of a potential third round of confrontation. Revolutionary Guard spokesperson Hossein Makki said the defensive doctrine would shift toward “permanent and absolute deterrence,” adding, “If a state attacks us, we will retaliate and attack it.” Deputy commander of the Guards, Ebadollah Javan, threatened to target internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz if infrastructure were struck.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in the Financial Times that a solution requires the US administration to “truly accept that it has no military options,” warning that any military action “would lead to a greater strategic failure.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the “neither war nor peace” situation in which his country is suspended as the “worst scenario,” making the practical lifting of threats and sanctions a precondition for dialogue.
For the first time, the office of Supreme Leader’s son Mojtaba Khamenei announced that it had met with Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, discussing “the latest developments of the war” and “strengthening the components of the country’s strength.”
On his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “regime change” in Iran is the only solution, adding that he had issued directives to that effect to the military and the Mossad. The Financial Times reported that Trump opposed an Israeli plan to bomb Iran on October 10. Trump said, “I just have to make the final decision on how we want to win, in a pleasant way or an unpleasant way.”
