Netanyahu orders regime change in Iran as blasts hit Hormozgan

Explosions were heard in Iran's Hormozgan province as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he instructed the military to topple the Iranian regime.

• Explosions were heard in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, with state media reporting the blasts without identifying their cause.
• Netanyahu said the only solution to the Iranian threat is toppling the regime, adding that he gave this order to the army, Mossad and all security agencies.
• US officials said the military reduced its forces across the Middle East in recent days and that the State Department ordered further staff cuts at several missions.
• Netanyahu said Israel completed 90% of its mission against Iran but must prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear and missile capabilities.