Netanyahu Says He Ordered IDF and Mossad to Work to Overthrow Iran's Government
Photo: ZeroHedgeIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he has directed the Israel Defense Forces, Mossad and the defense establishment to overthrow Iran's government, speaking at an IDF officers' graduation ceremony before Israel's Oct. 27 elections. He said Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded Ali Khamenei after an Israeli strike killed him on Feb. 28, is again seeking nuclear weapons. He said President Donald Trump is ready to finish the job, but only with Israel. The Financial Times reported Netanyahu is pressing Trump to resume strikes; Trump ruled that out until after U.S. midterms on Nov. 3.
Right-leaning New York Post leads with the directive, quoting Netanyahu on an existential threat, Operation Roaring Lion and Trump's backing. Left-leaning outlets had not reported the story at the time of writing; alternative and right-leaning outlets had. ZeroHedge stresses election-season rhetoric and says US intelligence found no evidence Tehran decided to pursue nuclear weapons, while Semafor relays the FT report and Iranian warnings of renewed bombing.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Netanyahu's stated rationale; alternative sources stress election politics and doubts about nuclear claims; left sources have not covered it.
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ZeroHedge stresses election-season rhetoric and notes US intelligence found no evidence of a decision to build weapons. Semafor relays the FT report on pressure on Trump and Iranian officials' warnings.
The New York Post leads with Netanyahu's directive, relying on his own words about an existential threat, the Operation Rising Lion and Roaring Lion background, and Trump's support.