Regime change is up to Iranian people, Netanyahu says

Change or fall of the Islamic Republic establishment is not a goal but could be a result of the conflict between Iran and Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Israeli public broadcaster Kan.

He added that the matter is for the Iranian people to decide, saying, “There is no substitute for this.”

He added that Israel has destroyed over half of Iran’s missile launchers.

“We’re striking [Iran’] launchers. It doesn’t matter so much how many rockets they have. What matters is how many launchers they have — and we’re already getting there. I think we’ve already passed the halfway mark of the launchers they have.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Soroka hospital complex, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Beer Sheva, Israel on 19 June 2025.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Soroka hospital complex, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Beer Sheva, Israel on 19 June 2025.