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Netanyahu's remarks on the 'mission' against Iran and toppling the regime

The story covers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks in an interview with Israel's Channel 7, in which he said 90% of the 'mission' against Iran and its proxies had been accomplished and that striking nuclear facilities is not enough while the Tehran regime remains. He also denied reports that U.S. President Donald Trump recently blocked an Israeli attack on Iran, spoke about dismantling Hamas, described an existential confrontation and linked the Iran file to Israel's elections.

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📍 The latest developments center on Netanyahu's remarks to Channel 7; the published articles do not include official Iranian or American responses to them.

📍 Where things stand: The latest developments center on Netanyahu's remarks to Channel 7; the published articles do not include official Iranian or American responses to them.

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22 Oct 2026, 00:11 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had accomplished 90% of the mission against Iran and its proxies, without additional details on the nature or timing of the mission or the related operations.
22 Oct 2026, 11:33 Netanyahu rejected reports that U.S. President Donald Trump recently prevented an Israeli military attack on Iran, said toppling the Iranian regime is necessary to remove threats, and likened Iran's nuclear program to cancer.
22 Oct 2026, 12:14 In an interview with Israel's Channel 7, Netanyahu said that striking Iranian nuclear facilities is not enough as long as the regime in Iran remains.
22 Oct 2026, 13:01 Netanyahu said Israel had accomplished 90% of the mission with 10% remaining, asserting that it 'crushed its opponents' in Lebanon.
22 Oct 2026, 13:28 Netanyahu said the task of dismantling Hamas will fall on Israel, and that he told the Americans that if they find an international force to dismantle Hamas they should bring it, noting that they searched month after month and found nothing.
22 Oct 2026, 14:33 Netanyahu escalated his rhetoric toward Iran, threatening a decisive blow and describing the confrontation as existential with no middle ground, saying 'either we destroy them or they destroy us.' He linked the Iran file to Israel's elections scheduled for October 27, calling on voters to settle what he described as a fateful decision.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage ranged from focusing on the '90%' figure as the lead, to highlighting Netanyahu's denial that Trump blocked an attack on Iran and his call to topple the regime, while other reports focused on the threat of a decisive blow and the link to Israel's elections.

وكـالـة مـعـا الاخـبـارية It led with Netanyahu's announcement that 90% of the mission against Iran and its proxies had been accomplished, without additional details and without mentioning the interview context or the denial of reports about Trump.
Iran International It focused on Netanyahu's denial of reports that Trump blocked an Israeli attack on Iran, his call to topple the Iranian regime and his likening of its nuclear program to cancer; it also included news that the dollar exceeded 273,000 toman on Iran's free market and that Germany canceled the license of a Saderat bank branch.
Lebanon Debate It combined the announcement that 90% of the mission was accomplished, the assertion that striking nuclear facilities is not enough while the regime remains, and the denial of reports about Trump, within a context of regional escalation.
Lebanon ON It highlighted Netanyahu's statement that Israel had accomplished 90% of the mission with 10% remaining, and his assertion that it 'crushed its opponents' in Lebanon.
المترجم احمد المقادمة It focused on Netanyahu's statement that attacking Iranian nuclear facilities is not enough as long as the regime in Tehran remains, and on his remarks that dismantling Hamas will fall on Israel and that the Americans searched for an international force without result.
Masrawy It highlighted Netanyahu's threat of a decisive blow against Iran, his description of the confrontation as existential with no middle ground, and his linking of the Iran file to Israel's elections scheduled for October 27 and call on voters to decide.