Netanyahu Vows to Complete Elimination of the Iranian Regime in Coordination with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his commitment to eliminating the Iranian regime in coordination with President Donald Trump.

• Netanyahu said he discussed eliminating the Iranian regime with Trump "several times," most recently two days ago.
• Netanyahu and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met at Ovda airbase in the Negev on Monday to discuss regional threats.
• Trump on Sunday endorsed Netanyahu in Israel's parliamentary election scheduled for next week, the first since the Hamas attack of October 2023.
• Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said "the era of hit and run is over," vowing Iran would respond to any attack.
• The Pentagon did not announce Hegseth's visit, and both his office and Netanyahu's office declined to comment.
• Israeli media reported that Netanyahu wants to resume strikes on Iran before the election, citing Iran's nuclear steps.
• Trump declined to disclose what was discussed at the Hegseth-Netanyahu meeting, saying Tuesday at the White House,
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• Netanyahu's spokesperson Doron Spielman told the Associated Press the meeting was friendly and covered offensive and defensive capabilities regarding regional threats.
• Netanyahu announced Israel's readiness to launch a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear program even without American assistance.
• Netanyahu issued a 2026 security doctrine, his first in about a decade, expanding goals to dismantle Iran's regional allies and achieve regime change.