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Netanyahu Orders IDF to Topple Iran Regime After Claiming Mojtaba Khamenei Lifted Nuclear Weapons Ban, as Trump-Blocked Strike Revealed
Read this in the Market Flux appIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on October 21 that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has lifted restrictions on nuclear weapons development and ordered the IDF, Mossad, and Israeli security services to topple the Iranian regime, framing the confrontation in existential terms: "It is either us or them. And it will be us." Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that "if Iran attacks Israel, Iran will burn," while also accusing Iran and its proxies of attempting in recent days to stage attacks timed to influence Israel's October 27 elections.
Netanyahu's statements came as reporting from the Financial Times revealed that Israel had been on the verge of launching a multi-day bombing campaign against Iran over the weekend of October 10, targeting military installations, nuclear facilities, oil infrastructure, and electricity plants. Trump intervened with a last-minute phone call to Netanyahu canceling the operation, reportedly fearing both a wider regional war and an energy price spike that could damage Republicans ahead of the November 3 U.S. midterm elections. The planned campaign was described as significantly more intense than the joint U.S.-Israeli offensive that began in February.
Israeli media now report that Netanyahu is weighing a unilateral strike before the October 27 election without U.S. backing. Netanyahu signaled as much publicly, saying "the objectives I set do not depend on American approval" and "to the extent necessary, we will also act independently." Among the sites expected to be targeted is the Pickaxe Mountain facility near Isfahan, a uranium enrichment site buried under hundreds of meters of reinforced rock that analysts say is effectively impenetrable by conventional weapons.
Iran responded with sweeping warnings. A senior Iranian security official announced Tehran has made a "definitive decision" to respond to any attack, whether by the U.S., Israel, or both jointly, "without any limits or restraint," and placed its military on highest alert. Tehran stated it would treat any unilateral Israeli strike as a joint U.S.-Israeli operation. Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi threatened to "wipe Israel off the map" in response to any operational misstep. President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged the severity of the moment, calling it a "super challenge" rather than a mere challenge, while asserting Iran would withstand the pressure.
The escalation follows Iranian lawmakers stating that Mojtaba Khamenei's position on nuclear weapons will differ from his late father's and that Iran must now acquire them, a claim Netanyahu cited as justification for his regime-change directive.
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- Osint613Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: "Trump officially says we want Iranian oil and gas. We are in a super challenge, not a challenge." "America didn't think we would stand despite pressure and war, but we stood and we will stand."
- HormuzLetterBREAKING: Israel was just about to launch a multi-day bombing campaign against Iran, targeting civilian infrastructure including electricity plants, nuclear facilities, oil infrastructure, and military targets, but Trump called Netanyahu at the last minute to cancel the operation, per the FT. The campaign was intended to start at the weekend of October 10 and significantly surpass the intensity of the joint US-Israel offensive begun in February. Israeli officials had presented an updated target bank drawn from new intelligence, including civilian infrastructure not struck earlier this year. Netanyahu wanted the strikes to rally his base before Israel's October 27 election. Trump blocked them to avoid an energy price surge that would hurt Republicans before November 3. Initial reports also suggest Israel may attack Iran in the coming days before the election without Trump's approval, with Netanyahu saying "We are prepared to take the initiative" and "The objectives I set do not depend on American approval, to the extent necessary, we will also act independently."
- HormuzReportBREAKING: Iran now announces that any attack, joint or separate, by the U.S. or Israel will be treated as an all-out war, with a senior security official saying that Tehran has made a “definitive decision” to respond “without any limits or restraint” and has placed its military on the highest alert, per Press TV. The warning comes as Netanyahu reportedly continues pushing for a strike on Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure before Israel’s October 27 election, despite Trump halting a planned multi-day bombing campaign at the last minute to avoid a wider war ahead of the U.S. midterms. Israeli media reports that Netanyahu is now weighing an attack without Washington’s backing. Tehran is making its position clear: if Netanyahu launches a unilateral attack, Iran says it will treat it as a joint U.S.-Israeli operation and retaliate without limits or restraint.
- FinancialjuiceIsrael's Katz: The Iranian regime is at its weakest point ever.
- FirstSquawkISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTER KATZ: WE SEE IRANIAN ATTEMPTS, ISRAEL IS PREPARED TO THWART THEM
- RedboxWireISRAELI DEFENCE MINISTER KATZ: WE SEE IRANIAN ATTEMPTS, ISRAEL IS PREPARED TO THWART THEM
- MoloWarMonitorIsraeli PM Netanyahu has just provided further confirmation regarding a new, imminent, massive attack against Iran. A few minutes ago, he stated that "Iran is once again trying to develop a nuclear weapon", and for this reason, he argues, "there is only one way to eliminate this threat once and for all: to overthrow the regime in Iran. That is my directive to the IDF, Mossad, and the security establishment." He further added that, this time, the Iranians have decided to "hide them deep underground," believing them to be beyond reach, however, according to Netanyahu, Mojtaba Khamenei fails to grasp Israel's determination to achieve this objective. He was, in all likelihood, referring to a facility that has been the subject of much discussion in recent months, including at the White House, known as Pickaxe Mountain, a nuclear enrichment site located inside a mountain near Isfahan, which is virtually impenetrable due to its covering of hundreds of meters of highly resistant rock. Following these statements, it seems fairly certain that this site will be targeted in the next joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, though the exact method remains unclear, given that the only weapon capable of completely destroying it would be a nuclear bomb, and even then, total success (the destruction of the enriched uranium and the centrifuges) would not be guaranteed.
- GlobeLetterBREAKING: Israel was on the verge of launching a major attack against Iran, with strikes planned against military installations, nuclear facilities, and energy infrastructure. Trump intervened at the last minute, reportedly fearing a wider war and an energy price spike ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, per the Financial Times. The IDF was reportedly ready to strike over the weekend of October 10, as Netanyahu saw an opportunity to rally domestic support ahead of Israel’s October 27 election, while Trump feared the economic and political fallout of another war. Israeli media now report that Benjamin Netanyahu intends to launch strikes before the election without U.S. backing.
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