Netanyahu: Toppling the Iranian regime is Israel's "primary goal"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that toppling the Iranian regime remains one of Israel's main goals and that he has directed the security agencies to work toward achieving it, asserting that 90 percent of the work needed to defeat Israel's enemies has been completed. In contrast, Donald Trump threatened that Washington could "finish the mission soon" against Iran unless it changes its approach, and announced his full support for Netanyahu ahead of the Israeli elections scheduled for October 27. Iranian officials responded with warnings of a new attack, while Tehran affirmed that its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume negotiations remains on the table, amid maritime tensions and Gulf calls for diplomacy.