Trump urged Iranians to “take over your government” when the strikes are over. “The hour of your freedom is at hand,” he said.
Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the goal of the strikes was to "remove the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran", stating that "our joint action will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their destiny into their own hands."
The former ambassador also outlined what he thought were the goals for the operation, telling Welker, "the idea is to, among the other things, to degrade the regime, send wave shocks into the Iranian system that will weaken the regime, empower the people, and ultimately hasten the demise of the regime."
