Netanyahu Claims Iran Is on the Brink of Collapse

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly declared his prediction that regime change in Iran will occur soon. According to him, the country’s current leadership is in an extremely weakened state. This firm statement was made amidst raging war and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. In an exclusive interview on Wednesday local time, Netanyahu revealed his views on Tehran’s internal political situation, which he claims is on the verge of destruction. He acknowledged, however, he could not specify an exact timeline for when the fall of power would materialise. Yet, he believes a fragile condition is afflicting the internal structures of the Iranian government due to the pressures of the ongoing war. ‘You cannot predict exactly when such a regime will fall. You didn’t predict it in a number of cases: not in Romania, and not in the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and no one predicted it, but it happened. Why? Because those fissures keep propagating underneath,’ Netanyahu said. ‘The fact is, you have very big cracks in Iran right now, and you cannot predict when it will happen,’ Netanyahu stated. Netanyahu also expressed that outside parties need to provide impetus so that political change in his country’s adversary can be realised soon for the sake of regional security. He is also confident that Tehran’s political and military power has been greatly diminished compared to before due to this prolonged conflict. ‘But I said yesterday at a public forum here … ’Look, I believe that eventually these cracks will propagate and the regime will fall, and we will do our best.’ I think we should help the Iranian people to bring down this regime, and that has not changed, but it will not happen, you know, exactly at the moment of our choosing,’ Netanyahu said. ‘I think they have been very much weakened,’ Netanyahu added. Regarding future military strategy, Netanyahu conveyed that the current ceasefire is merely part of diplomatic tactics, while the spectre of a full-scale attack from its main ally, the United States, still looms over Iran if the situation deteriorates. ‘And Iran certainly knows what Trump has said, that if necessary, there will be a return to full-scale military action. That is the president’s decision, Israel is ready, and US forces are ready,’ Netanyahu stressed. Netanyahu warned the leaders in Tehran not to underestimate the threat, including halting their provocative steps. ‘I think Iran should consider that. I think they consider that they are playing with fire, that is clear,’ Netanyahu said. Furthermore, Netanyahu asserted that the nuclear threat from Iran is a common enemy that endangers not only his own country but also the very survival of democratic nations in the West. ‘We are faced with an enemy that wants to destroy our country, that wants to destroy your country, that wants to destroy free democracies everywhere and spread their terrorist proxies all over the world. So, when we fight Iran and its proxies, we are not only winning our war, we are winning your war, and frankly, Europe’s war too,’ Netanyahu said. Amid the armed conflict with Iran, which has entered its fourth month, Netanyahu has been flaunting his country’s economic resilience and urging global investors to keep ploughing capital into Israel. Although the war briefly sparked global economic anxiety, pushing crude oil prices close to US$100 per barrel, Israel’s domestic capital market conditions are claimed to still show highly impressive performance. Netflix dismissed the notion that a divestment or capital withdrawal movement from Israel is expanding internationally. ‘The fact is, the opposite is happening. We have massive investment in Israel,’ Netanyahu said. Netanyahu even offered a highly optimistic recommendation to market players regarding the growth prospects of financial instruments in his country going forward. ‘I am not a stockbroker, and I’m not giving you tips, but I would say buy anything in Israel, because Israel is on the rise,’ Netanyahu said. Netanyahu explained that the technology and defence industry sectors are the main driving forces keeping the world’s tech giants, such as Nvidia, committed to investing there. ‘The stock market is surging, our defence exports and other technologies are through the roof, and people are coming to invest. Nvidia is investing here, they are not doing it for our blue eyes,’ Netanyahu said. Netanyahu’s optimism aligns with domestic macroeconomic data, where the Israeli economy is projected to outperform other major developed markets in 2026. Based on projections from the local central bank, Israel’s economy is still estimated to be able to grow by 3.8% this year, supported by strengthening in the Tel Aviv 35 stock index and an appreciation in the shekel currency value which continues to move higher even though the country has remained under the shadow of armed conflict for nearly the last three years.