{"id":7432,"date":"2026-02-28T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7432"},"modified":"2026-02-28T12:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:48:00","slug":"netanyahu-calls-joint-attack-on-iran-a-strike-at-terrorist-regime-that-was-existential-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=7432","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu calls joint attack on Iran a strike at &#8216;terrorist regime&#8217; that was &#8216;existential threat&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Iran\u2019s \u201cterrorist regime\u201d is an \u201cexistential threat,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday as his country went into lockdown amid retaliatory strikes from Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis murderous, terrorist regime must not be allowed to arm itself with nuclear weapons that would enable it to threaten all of humanity,\u201d he said in an address to the Israeli people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur joint action will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their destiny into their own hands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38631448\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of the joint operation between Israel and the US. <span class=\"credit\">GPO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neganyahu, who spoke following joint airstrikes with the US targeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pazeshkian, accused Iran\u2019s leaders of trying to \u201cbuy time\u201d through negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Air raid sirens sounded across Israel and there were reports of at least one explosion in Tel Aviv, as the nation braced for an onslaught, thought casualties were not immediately known. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Israeli leader\u2019s address came as the Israeli Defense Forces said it had taken out \u201chundreds\u201d of Iranian military targets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2027710571261403556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missile launchers in western Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The joint operation, dubbed \u201cOperation Roaring Lion,\u201d was intended to \u201cthoroughly degrade the Iranian terrorist regime and to remove existential threats to Israel over time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IDF\/status\/2027673076121375077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the IDF posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The military developed it\u2019s plan over months and timed the strikes for \u201cthe moment when senior regime officials would convene,\u201d according to the Times of Israel. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38631447\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66703176;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38631447\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2026-verified-afptv-teams-paris-122406633.jpg?w=609\" alt=\"iranian strike on bahrain\" class=\"wp-image-38631447\" 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Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Iranian army said early Saturday it had launched \u201cdozens\u201d of attack drones against Israel, which would take several hours to reach their target. In the past, the majority of such weapons were intercepted prior to reaching the Israel border, the outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister, who met with President Trump at the White House Feb. 11th and also coordinated with the US during its 12-day war with Iran in June, spoke as Israel called up around 70,000 reservists.<\/p>\n<p>He said the \u201ctyrants in Iran\u201d have been \u201cplotting to rebuild their nuclear and missile capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran appears to have targeted much of its firepower early on at US military assets in the region, lashing out at targets in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, where a missile struck a US Navy base.<\/p>\n<p>Israelis abroad were urged to take precautions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe escalation with Iran increases the likelihood that the Iranian regime will intensify efforts to carry out terrorist attacks abroad against Israeli\/Jewish targets, starting immediately,\u201d the Israeli National Security Council said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, and based on past experience, the motivation to harm Israelis abroad may also increase among other terrorist elements, alongside local initiatives (including lone attackers).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/28\/world-news\/netanyahu-calls-joint-attack-on-iran-a-strike-at-terrorist-regime-that-was-existential-threat\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s \u201cterrorist regime\u201d is an \u201cexistential threat,\u201d Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday as his country went into lockdown amid retaliatory strikes from Iran. \u201cThis&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}