Netanyahu expects Iran's leadership to fall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects Iran's government to fall sooner or later.

"The ayatollah regime in Iran is weaker than ever," he said in a video message broadcast on Tuesday evening, adding: "And I tell you, sooner or later it will fall." He did not say when or exactly how a change of power might take place.

At the same time, Netanyahu said the fight against Iran's leadership was not yet over. Iran can still threaten Israel, he said, but can no longer endanger its existence. Tehran was no longer able, for example, to fire tens of thousands of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at Israel, he said.

The Israeli prime minister has repeatedly addressed the Iranian people directly and called for the leadership in Tehran to be overthrown.