Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a new joint campaign with the United States against Iran to topple its regime, the Financial Times reports. The newspaper's interlocutor said that Netanyahu calls US President Donald Trump every day, and convinces him to renew the war. Another source confirmed the desire for new strikes, and shared that pressure is now active. Behind the discussion of the military operation is the demand to reach a political result in Tehran.
The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bajar Ghalibaf, called it on November 9 an attempt to drag the United States into an endless war that would be difficult for any future president to escape from. He linked the threat of "dark times" to maintaining the "Israel first" policy. In his warning, the American exit from the war is held hostage to Israel's demands.
Netanyahu explained the military assistance for the change of power on March 12. Aviation, according to his explanation, should clear the way for Iranians to rebel against the government. The results of the internal uprisings remain uncertain; The Prime Minister saw the weakening of the regime as an independent result. If its fall becomes a necessary outcome, even successful bombings will require political follow-up. Iran's surviving leadership will be able to survive the next report of destroyed facilities. Supporters of new strikes will still have the same reason to demand the next operation.
Netanyahu promotes such an election as prime minister following the October 27 elections. The transitional status enables decisions to be made on urgent security issues, researcher Or Asher from the Israeli Talith Institute explained to Reuters. The fate of the new cabinet is still being decided, but the current one is capable of making decisions that will have far-reaching consequences beyond its term of office. The joint operation that has now been agreed upon may prolong the political career of the Israeli initiative.
Washington has already explained the new attacks as the need to protect its forces and allies.