Netanyahu adviser tells voters to pick team that can end Iran rule

Ophir Falk, a top foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has told Israeli voters that the country's leadership must be chosen based on its ability to remove Iran's government. In written remarks released on Monday, Falk argued that the partnership between Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump is the specific combination needed to achieve that goal.

The comments arrived the day before Israel's national election, scheduled for Tuesday. Falk framed the upcoming vote as a decision on who should manage the relationship with Washington during the final two years of the Trump administration. He asked readers to consider which leader would best coordinate with the White House to finish what he described as the work in Iran and expand regional peace.

Falk stated that removing what he called the "genocidal Ayatollah regime" serves the interests of America, Israel, and global civilization. He asserted that the Trump-Netanyahu team has already demonstrated the suitability required to execute this task. This position contrasts with the preferences of groups he identified as Israel's enemies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran, which he said want Netanyahu to lose the vote.

President Trump reinforced this message on Sunday evening. On Truth Social, the US president renewed his endorsement of the Israeli leader, urging citizens to "Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister; we have to finish the job that we started!" Trump's post added a direct American voice to the campaign strategy being promoted by Netanyahu's inner circle.

The call for a new approach in Tehran is not new to Falk. In an interview with The Jerusalem Post on October 15, he noted that Israel was "very close" to creating the conditions for a regime change. However, he emphasized that the final decision would rest with the Iranian people rather than external forces alone. His recent written remarks did not provide a specific timeline or a detailed plan for how the US and Israel would jointly pursue this objective.

The political stakes are set against what Falk described as a strong strategic moment. He claimed that the alliance between Israel and the United States is at its strongest point, while Iran and its proxy networks are at their weakest. The election on Tuesday will determine which team controls the next phase of that relationship.

The written statement did not outline specific mechanisms for coordinating the removal of Iran's leadership. It focused instead on the alignment of the two heads of state as the necessary foundation for the effort.