Netanyahu on Iran: “We are breaking their bones”

Bringing down the regime in Iran is in the hands of the Iranian people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

“Our aspiration is to bring the Iranian people to throw off the yoke of tyranny,” The Times of Israel quoted Netanyahu as saying during a visit late last night to the National Health Emergency Operations Center. “Ultimately it depends on them. But there is no doubt that through the actions taken so far we are breaking their bones — and our arm is still outstretched.”

“If we succeed together with the Iranian people, we will bring about a permanent end — if such things exist in the life of nations — and we will bring about change,” Netanyahu said.

He said there is already a “tremendous change” in Israel’s standing in the world.

The U.S. and Israel launched what they described as a pre-emptive strike against Iran on February 28, claiming that Tehran was developing a nuclear weapon and posing a threat—an allegation Iran has denied. In response, Iran launched counterattacks, firing missiles and drones at Israel, as well as at U.S. assets and other targets across the Middle East.