Netanyahu orders IDF and Mossad to overthrow Iran's regime

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told graduating IDF officers that his directive to the military and Mossad is to overthrow the regime in Iran, citing claims that Mojtaba Khamenei is pursuing a nuclear weapon, which the article notes US intelligence has not confirmed. The Financial Times reportedly said Israel was ready to resume strikes on 10 October but Trump delayed until after the US midterms, and Iran is threatening a retaliatory weapon. A stated aim of regime change, with Washington's possible involvement, moves the Israel–Iran war from containment toward wider regional escalation, though the statement came days before Israeli elections and remains partly political rhetoric.