Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined three objectives in the war against Iran: dismantling its nuclear program, eliminating its ballistic missile arsenal, and creating conditions that could enable the Iranian people to free themselves from the Islamic regime. He placed the destruction of the nuclear and missile capabilities as the top priorities, with regime change as a more distant goal.

The first two objectives are concrete and measurable, focused on eliminating specific military threats. In contrast, the goal of empowering internal change in Iran is far less defined, lacking clear benchmarks or a realistic timeline. As a result, the opinion argues that Israel must concentrate primarily on neutralizing Iran’s strategic weapons programs, rather than allowing the broader and more uncertain aim of regime change to dilute its immediate military priorities.