Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Iran is again trying to develop nuclear weapons and that toppling its regime is the only way to remove the threat, ANI reported from the graduation ceremony for IDF officer cadets at the Bahad 1 training facility in southern Israel. “The Iranian regime still has not learned its lesson. Mojtaba Khamenei decided to follow in his father's footsteps. He has taken off the safety, and Iran is once again trying to develop its weapons of death,” Netanyahu said, according to ANI. The nuclear accusation is Netanyahu's assertion; neither ANI nor the other reports cited here independently verified a renewed Iranian weapons programme.

Source: ANI via Devdiscourse

“Therefore, there is only one way to remove this threat once and for all, to topple the regime in Iran, and that is my directive to the IDF, the Mossad and the security agencies,” Netanyahu added, ANI reported. JFeed, reporting the same speech via Ynet, quoted him in closely similar wording — “There is only one way to eliminate this threat once and for all: to topple the regime in Iran. That is my directive to the IDF, the Mossad and the security agencies” — and said Netanyahu also claimed President Donald Trump had told him the United States was ready to “finish the job” together with Israel. That account of Trump's words is Netanyahu's claim as reported by JFeed/Ynet.

Source: JFeed (via Ynet reporting)

Katz warns of election attacks

Defence Minister Israel Katz, speaking at the same ceremony, said: “In recent days, we have identified attempts by our enemies, foremost among them Iran and its proxies, to carry out terror attacks that would affect the results of the elections in Israel,” ANI reported. Katz said the Iranian regime was at its weakest point ever and warned: “If Iran attacks Israel, Iran will burn!” Israelis vote on October 27, JFeed reported, adding that because of the timing the military did not carry the ceremony live. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir also addressed the cadets, emphasising that safeguarding the nation is a collective obligation, ANI reported.