Iran regional confrontation

Netanyahu says Israel would strike Iran without US authorisation and reiterates regime-change objective

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Israel
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Lillian H. Mueller reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 7 (Arutz Sheva) on 22 October that Israel would act against Iran without US authorisation. She said he rejected a Financial Times account that President Trump had blocked an Israeli strike, and reiterated that he had instructed the Mossad and IDF to pursue regime change in Iran. The interview account has not been independently verified here.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Lillian H. Mueller: Netanyahu rejects claim Trump blocked an Israeli strike on Iran

The only recovered source is Lillian H. Mueller’s X post describing a Channel 7 interview; the interview itself was not independently checked.