Falk Calls for US-Israel Push to Oust Iran's Regime

Ophir Falk, the foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stated on Sunday that the removal of Iran's government is the primary strategic goal for the region. He argued that the current pairing of Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump is the only combination suited to achieve this objective before Israel's general election on Tuesday.

In written remarks, Falk described the leadership in Tehran as a "genocidal Ayatollah regime." He claimed that eliminating this government serves the best interests of America, Israel, and the wider world. Falk asserted that the "Trump-Netanyahu team has shown to be suited to do so," framing the upcoming vote as a referendum on this specific partnership.

Falk positioned the election as a decision on how to spend the remaining two years of Trump's presidency. He asked voters to determine who will best coordinate with the US President to "finish the job in Iran" and expand regional peace. This message aligns with Trump's own endorsement, which he posted on Truth Social on Sunday evening. The US President urged Israelis to "Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister; we have to finish the job that we started!"

The adviser contrasted this allied approach with the stated preferences of Israel's adversaries. Falk said that Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran all want Netanyahu to lose the vote. He characterized the current strategic balance as favorable, noting that the American-Israeli alliance has never been stronger while Iran and its proxies have never been weaker.

Falk provided earlier context for his claims in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on October 15. At that time, he said Israel was "very close" to creating the conditions necessary for regime change. He maintained, however, that the final step belongs to the Iranian people, stating, "Regime change in Iran is up to the Iranian people."

The new written comments did not specify the military or diplomatic methods the two nations should use to remove Iran's leadership. Falk also provided no specific timeline for when this transition would occur. The remarks serve as the latest high-level push by the Likud camp to frame the October 27 election as a binary choice between completing the campaign against Iran or leaving it unfinished.