Netanyahu wants an attack that will topple the regime in Iran; former senior US officials express doubt

Netanyahu called for a joint Israeli-US military attack on Iran that would bring about the collapse of the regime, but former senior US officials doubt the ability of another air campaign to achieve this, according to a Financial Times report.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a joint Israeli-US military attack on Iran that would be powerful enough to bring about the collapse of the regime in Tehran. This was reported Sunday evening by the Financial Times. According to the report, Netanyahu urged President Trump to attack Iran now, and last month prepared a plan for extensive bombings that he refrained from carrying out due to Trump's opposition. However, military experts and former senior US security officials, including former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and former CENTCOM commander General Joseph Votel, doubt the ability of another air campaign to achieve this goal. Options under consideration include strikes on nuclear facilities, elimination of IRGC commanders, targeting rebuilt missile and drone arrays, and attacking energy infrastructure. Experts warn that expanding the attack could provoke an Iranian response against US facilities in the Gulf. Trump said this morning: "We can destroy the remaining targets within 10 minutes."

Netanyahu wants an attack that will topple the regime in Iran; former senior US officials express doubt