{"id":2821,"date":"2025-07-16T12:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/khamenei-says-israel-war-meant-to-overthrow-system-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:58:53","slug":"khamenei-says-israel-war-meant-to-overthrow-system-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/khamenei-says-israel-war-meant-to-overthrow-system-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei says Israel war meant to &#8216;overthrow system&#8217; in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images norender-embeds ui-sortable medium-insert-active\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class>Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025. &mdash; Reuters&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Israel&rsquo;s attacks during last month&rsquo;s 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic&rsquo;s system and spark unrest to topple it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The calculation and plan of the aggressors was to weaken the system by targeting certain figures and sensitive centres in Iran,&rdquo; said Khamenei during a meeting with judiciary officials.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, excerpts of which were published in videos on his website, he said the move was meant to stir &ldquo;unrest and bring people into the streets to overthrow the system&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran on June 13, killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian authorities said more than 1,000 people were killed in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>During the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News that the Israeli strikes &ldquo;certainly could&rdquo; bring about a change in the Iranian system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;The Iranian regime is very weak,&rdquo; he said during the interview on June 15.<\/p>\n<p>Iran responded to the Israeli attacks with drone and missile fire, killing 28 people in Israel, according to Israeli authorities.<\/p>\n<p>On June 22, Israel&rsquo;s ally the United States launched unprecedented strikes of its own on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran hit back with missile strikes on US Al-Udaid airbase in Qatar, which Khamenei described on Wednesday as a &ldquo;big blow&rdquo; to the US and warned that &ldquo;even greater strikes can be dealt to the US and others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been in place since June 24.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&acute;s attacks took place two days before Iran and the United States were scheduled to meet for a sixth round of nuclear talks which had begun on April 12.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The talks have not since resumed.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran has reiterated that it remains open to diplomacy provided that Washington offers guarantees it will not resort to military action against the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Iran&rsquo;s parliament ruled out negotiations without meeting certain &ldquo;preconditions&rdquo;, not giving specifics.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei said Iranian diplomats and the military should exercise &ldquo;care and precision&rdquo; in the path ahead, without elaborating.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether we enter the field of diplomacy or the military arena&hellip; we will enter from a position of strength.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>Khamenei says Israel war meant to &lsquo;overthrow system&rsquo; in Iran<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025. &mdash; Reuters&nbsp; Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Israel&rsquo;s attacks during last month&rsquo;s 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic republic&rsquo;s system and spark unrest to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/khamenei-says-israel-war-meant-to-overthrow-system-in-iran\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Khamenei says Israel war meant to &#8216;overthrow system&#8217; 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