Netanyahu Aide Pitches Trump Partnership as Path to Topple Tehran

Ophir Falk, the foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated on Sunday that removing Iran's government is the primary strategic objective for the coming year. In written remarks sent to The Jerusalem Post ahead of the October 27 election, Falk argued that the current pairing of Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump is the most effective team to achieve this goal.

"Removing the genocidal Ayatollah regime in Iran is in the best interests of America, Israel, and civilization," Falk wrote. He asserted that the Trump-Netanyahu team has demonstrated the specific suitability required to execute this plan. Falk framed the election as a decision on who should lead Israel during the final two years of the current US presidential term.

The adviser posed the central question for voters as a matter of coordination with Washington. "Who will best cooperate and coordinate with the President to finish the job in Iran and expand peace in the region?" Falk asked. He contrasted the desire of the White House to maintain the alliance with the strategic interests of Israel's regional rivals.

"Trump wants to work with Netanyahu," Falk said. "At the same time, Israel's enemies, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and, of course, Iran, want Netanyahu to lose." He further claimed that the strategic balance has shifted in favor of the alliance, stating that Israel and the American-Israeli partnership have never been stronger while Iran and its proxies have never been weaker.

President Trump reinforced this messaging on Truth Social on Sunday evening. He renewed his endorsement of Netanyahu and urged Israeli voters to support him. "Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister; we have to finish the job that we started!" the president wrote.

Falk's call for regime change follows an interview he gave to The Jerusalem Post on October 15. In that discussion, he described Israel as being "very close" to creating the conditions for a leadership transition in Tehran. He noted that while the alliance supports the move, the final decision rests with the Iranian people. "Regime change in Iran is up to the Iranian people," he said.

Falk's latest written comments did not specify the operational steps the United States and Israel would take to remove Iran's leadership. The remarks also provided no specific timeline for when such a transition would occur.