{
  "id": 15910793,
  "title": "Netanyahu says 'toppling' Iran government only way to end threat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/netanyahu-says-toppling-iran-government-only-way-to-end-threat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261022/netanyahu-says-toppling-iran-government-only-way-to-end-threat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DIMONA, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Wednesday that the sole means to eradicate Iran's menace was to overthrow its government. Iran sought to annihilate Israel; they were thwarted. Iran aimed to craft nuclear weapons; they were prevented... Nonetheless, they continue, he asserted at an election rally in the southern town of Dimona. Thus, the only recourse to cease this is by toppling this regime. This directive has been issued to the Israel Defense Forces, the Mossad, and all security agencies, he added, without disclosing when or how this directive would be implemented. The inflammatory remarks emerged as the premier entered the final week of a close re-election campaign. Netanyahu had directed the Israeli military to prepare for potential strikes against Iran earlier in the month, according to sources reported by the Financial Times on Wednesday, but US President Donald Trump reportedly disapproved of the notion. The US leader has openly stated that he does not plan to reignite the conflict, which Washington initiated in February alongside Israel, prior to the U.S. midterm elections.",
  "summary": "DIMONA, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the only way to remove the threat posed by Iran was to topple its government. \"Iran wanted to destroy us; we stopped them. They wanted to produce nuclear bombs; we stopped them... Yet they persist,\" he said during an election rally in the southern town of Dimona. \"Therefore, there is only one way to end this: by…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran aims to annihilate Israel and develop nuclear weapons, both thwarted in past.",
    "Netanyahu orders Israeli military, Mossad, and security agencies to implement directive."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "World News Today Live Updates: Netanyahu planned strikes on Iran earlier this month, but Trump opposed them, says report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/world-news-today-live-updates-netanyahu-planned-strikes-on-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-21T06:43:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Netanyahu says 'toppling' Iran government only way to end threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/netanyahu-says-toppling-iran-government-only-way-to-end-threat-15914755",
        "published": "2026-10-21T16:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Eisenkot rules out government with Netanyahu, vows he'll resign if he joins one",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/eisenkot-rules-out-government-with-netanyahu-vows-hell-resign-if-he",
        "published": "2026-10-21T17:13:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Netanyahu says 'toppling' Iran government only way to end threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/netanyahu-says-toppling-iran-government-only-way-to-end-threat-15936050",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:45:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Netanyahu threatens regime change in Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/netanyahu-threatens-regime-change-in-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-21T18:49:19.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}