VIDEO: Netanyahu: "No one in Iran has immunity"

'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Thursday that regime change in Iran is not a goal in itself but could be a natural consequence of strikes targeting key figures within the Iranian leadership.

In press remarks, Netanyahu said, “The issue of regime change or collapse in Iran is an internal matter for the Iranian people alone, and there is no alternative to that.” However, he stressed that targeting Iranian leadership has a clear impact on the structure of the system.

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When asked whether Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei could be a target, Netanyahu responded, “My instructions are clear: no one in Iran has immunity.”

He also noted that the United States is providing defensive support to Israel through the THAAD missile defense system, adding that American pilots are helping intercept drones coming from Iran.

The remarks come amid heightened tensions between Iran and 'Israel' following a series of missile and aerial exchanges, with international concerns growing over the risk of the situation escalating into a wider regional conflict.