Killing Iran’s military leaders ‘one by one’: Netanyahu says Israel ‘changing face of Middle East’
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Photograph: (AFP)
“We are changing the face of the Middle East,” he said during a press conference. The Israeli prime minister also outlined Israel’s strikes against Iranian nuclear and military targets.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (June 16) said that Israel was “changing the face of the Middle East” with its military operations against the Iranian regime, which could bring “radical changes” for Tehran.
“We are changing the face of the Middle East, and that can lead to radical changes inside Iran itself,” he said in a press conference. The Israeli prime minister also outlined Israel’s strikes against Iranian nuclear and military targets.
Netanyahu said that Iranians’ perception of their government had changed, adding that they now saw it was “much weaker than they thought.”
“They understand that the regime is much weaker than they thought – they realise it, and that could lead to results,” he said.
Israel on Friday (Jun 13) launched strikes against Iran, targeting several sites across the country. Following this, Iran launched retaliatory attacks against Israel, sparking fears of a larger regional conflict.
“We have eliminated Iran's security leadership, including three chiefs of staff, the commander of their air force, two intelligence chiefs,” Netanyahu added. “We are eliminating them, one after the other.”
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Israel was “pursuing three main objectives: the elimination of the nuclear programme, the elimination of ballistic missile production capability, and the elimination of the axis of terrorism,” he said, referring to Iranian-backed militant groups in the Middle East.
“We will do what is necessary to achieve these goals, and we are well coordinated with the United States,” he said.
Iran’s state TV reported that Iran launched a fresh wave of drone and missile attacks targeting Tel Aviv and Haifa, two major cities of Israel. The hostilities between the two nations have continued for the fourth day.
Following Iranian strikes, all oil refineries in the Haifa Bay were shut down, and three people were killed. Meanwhile, the Iranian Red Crescent said that an Israeli air strike in northwest Tehran killed three rescuers.
Iran has said at least 224 people have been killed and more than 1,200 wounded due to Israeli strikes. The Israeli prime minister’s office reported that 24 people have been killed while 300 have been injured due to Iran’s missiles and drone attacks.
