Netanyahu Adviser Falk Says Trump and PM Should Topple Iran's Regime
Ahead of Tuesday's Israeli election, the prime minister's foreign policy aide argues that the current US-Israeli partnership is best positioned to end the rule of Iran's clerical government.
By Nia Foster ·
Ophir Falk, the foreign policy adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has called for the removal of Iran's government, asserting that Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are the appropriate leaders to execute the change. Falk laid out this strategy in written remarks provided to The Jerusalem Post ahead of Israel's general election scheduled for Tuesday.
In the text, Falk described the target as the "genocidal Ayatollah regime" and stated that removing it serves the interests of America, Israel, and civilization. He argued that the existing Trump-Netanyahu pairing has demonstrated the capability to achieve this objective.
Falk framed the upcoming vote as a decision on which Israeli leader will best coordinate with Washington during the final two years of Trump's term. He posed the question of who would best cooperate with the US president to finish the work in Iran and expand regional peace. The adviser contrasted this partnership with the desires of Israel's adversaries, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran, which he said want Netanyahu to lose.
President Trump reinforced the message on Sunday evening by renewing his endorsement of Netanyahu. The US president urged Israelis to vote for the prime minister on October 27, writing on Truth Social that the two leaders must finish the job they started. Falk used this public backing to suggest that the current administration and government are aligned against Iran's leadership.
Falk offered an assessment of the current strategic balance, claiming that the alliance between Israel and the United States is at its strongest point while Iran and its proxy networks are at their weakest. He did not provide a specific timeline or detailed operational plan for how the two nations would work together to remove Iran's leadership in his election remarks.
The adviser had previously discussed these themes in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on October 15. During that conversation, he described Israel as being very close to creating conditions for regime change in Iran. However, he noted that the ultimate decision to change the government rests with the Iranian people themselves.
Source: The Jerusalem Post
