♟️ ISRAELI OFFICIALS DISCUSS STRATEGY TOWARD THE IRANIAN REGIME: IDF General Staff officials told Yedioth Ahronoth: "The war must continue until the Iranian regime is overthrown".
A senior Israeli official told the Washington Post: "Iran will not surrender, but it may send signals of accepting a ceasefire under Washington's conditions".
The same official said Israel is not sure it is in its interest to fight to overthrow the Iranian regime and added that it does not see anyone who could replace it.
Another senior Israeli official told the Washington Post: "In the next stage of the war, we want to destabilize the Iranian regime to enable change".
The official also said Israel has doubts that arming the Kurds or other minorities would be a good strategy.
A senior Israeli official added: "The command and control structure of the Iranian regime is beginning to weaken, but there is no indication of an imminent collapse".
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said: "We see cracks within the Iranian regime that emerged in the president's apology in exchange for continued attacks. It's clear that the hardliners still rule in Tehran and cannot be dealt with".
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, when asked about targeting Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said: "You'll have to wait and see".
🧿 U.S. SIGNALS POSSIBLE ACTION AGAINST MOJTABA KHAMENEI: US President Trump has told aides he would support killing Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he refuses U.S. demands such as ending Iran's nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal reported.
CBS News reported that President Trump said he has someone in mind to replace Mojtaba Khamenei.
US officials told The Wall Street Journal: "We believe that Israel is likely to carry out an operation aimed at assassinating Mojtaba Khamenei".
⚠️ U.S. WARNING TO IRAN: President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran, cautioning against any provocative actions amid ongoing regional tensions.
He stated: "It's better for the Iranians not to attempt any provocative action, otherwise this will be the end of that country".
🛢️ IRANIAN STRIKES HIT BAHRAIN REFINERY: The BAPCO refinery, Bahrain's largest oil refinery, was hit by Iranian strikes.
Bapco Energies declared a state of emergency following the attacks.
President Trump said it is "too soon to talk about" the United States seizing Iran's oil, but noted that "certainly people have talked about it", according to NBC News.
🗣️ IRAN RESPONDS TO COMMENTS ON REGIONAL ATTACKS: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told Al Jazeera: "President Pezeshkian's remarks were misinterpreted, and he emphasized the need to respond to any source of aggression. We do not apologize for defending Iran and we have no hostility towards anyone in the region. Laws do not allow any country to grant its territory to another country for the purpose of attacking a third country".
Baghaei also said: "The desalination plant on Qeshm Island was targeted from the territory of a neighboring country".
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