Trump Claims Iran Military Campaign Nearly Finished as Netanyahu Urges Regime Change

President Trump announced Monday that U.S. military operations against Iran are approaching completion, stating Tehran's military has been severely weakened. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu expressed hope the conflict could lead to political change within Iran.

President Trump announced Monday that U.S. military campaigns targeting Iran are approaching their conclusion, claiming Tehran’s armed forces have been severely weakened throughout the operations.

In an interview with CBS News, Trump indicated that the military missions dubbed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion had advanced more rapidly than anticipated and were reaching their concluding phases.

“I think the war is very much complete, pretty much,” President Trump stated. “They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no air force. Their missiles are down to a scatter. Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones.”

“If you look, they have nothing left. There’s nothing left in a military sense,” he continued.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the ongoing conflict might eventually trigger internal political transformation within Iran.

“Our aspiration is to bring the Iranian people to throw off the yoke of tyranny,” Netanyahu stated during a late-night visit to the National Health Emergency Operations Center. “Ultimately, it depends on them. But there is no doubt that through the actions taken so far, we are breaking their bones—and our arm is still outstretched.”

“If we succeed together with the Iranian people, we will bring about a permanent end—if such things exist in the life of nations—and we will bring about change,” Netanyahu added.

These statements emerged amid ongoing tensions surrounding Iran’s leadership and the wider regional crisis. The Wall Street Journal reported that current and former U.S. officials revealed President Trump informed his staff he would back the assassination of Iran’s recently appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei should the leader reject Washington’s conditions, which include dismantling the nation’s nuclear program.

Trump also expressed his displeasure to the New York Post regarding Mojtaba Khamenei’s rise to power, having previously labeled the appointment “unacceptable.”

The president issued a stern warning to Iran about interfering with maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. In a Monday social media message, Trump cautioned: “If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far.”

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesperson countered by threatening that Tehran would prevent “one liter of oil” from leaving the region if American and Israeli strikes persist.