Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a blunt and provocative declaration in a recent interview, stating that eliminating Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would bring a decisive end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Tehran.
Netanyahu described Khamenei as the “head of the snake,” calling him the architect of Iran’s terror networks, nuclear ambitions, and relentless hostility toward Israel. “This war doesn’t end with a truce,” Netanyahu said. “It ends when the regime that funds, trains, and commands the violence is cut off at its source.”
The comment comes as Israel continues to bombard key Iranian military sites, nuclear research facilities, and command centers in response to recent missile attacks that breached Israeli air defenses. Netanyahu confirmed that more than 100 Iranian targets have been struck so far, including IRGC infrastructure and suspected uranium enrichment hubs.
According to sources close to Israeli defense officials, plans to target Iran’s top leadership have been drafted and debated. Netanyahu acknowledged that President Trump has, so far, opposed any direct strike on Khamenei, warning such an action could trigger broader regional fallout. Still, Netanyahu left little doubt about his own position: “If you take out the dictator, the regime falls apart. That ends the war.”
The Israeli leader compared Iran’s nuclear program to Nazi Germany’s ambitions, calling the scientists and officials behind it “modern-day equivalents of Hitler’s war machine.” He emphasized that Israel will not pause its operations until Iran’s offensive capabilities—especially its 20,000-strong ballistic missile stockpile—are fully dismantled.
This rhetoric signals a major escalation in Israel’s war posture. Netanyahu is no longer talking just about military containment or sanctions. He’s now openly advocating for regime decapitation—removing the supreme leadership of a hostile state to end a decades-long cold war turned hot.
Whether this marks the brink of resolution or the edge of wider regional conflict remains to be seen. But one thing is clear: Netanyahu has drawn a hard red line, and the world is now watching who will blink first.
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