Netanyahu says he ordered Israeli forces to topple Iran’s regime

Netanyahu's explicit framing of regime change as an ordered objective — not just a rhetorical threat — marks a sharp escalation in how Israel publicly defines its Iran policy, and tying it to Trump's stated support signals that the operation is being presented as a joint strategic posture rather than a unilateral one. The named involvement of Mossad and military intelligence suggests the campaign is intended to extend beyond airstrikes into covert and internal pressure, which raises the stakes for regional escalation and for oil and risk-asset sentiment. Whether Washington endorses the toppling objective in practice, rather than only in general terms, is the open question worth watching.