Naftali Bennett, Israel’s ex-premier, went on record Sunday claiming military actions against Iran are gradually sapping the regime’s strength. From Washington on March 1 via Fox News Sunday, he spotlighted IRGC degradation as a catalyst for potential popular uprising in Tehran.
Bennett mapped the operation’s evolution: elite takedowns first, crippling decision-making. ‘Air defenses pierced, now the full apparatus faces ruin,’ he noted. By hitting nerve centers, Israel is fraying the repression web. ‘Chains on Iranians are loosening—we aid, but they forge the break.’
Intentions clarified: pure defense. ‘Not about toppling the government—eradicating the existential menace we’ve endured,’ he asserted. Delay risked Iranian supremacy in missiles—countless ballistics, globe-spanning, nuclear-tipped—threatening Israel, the West.
IRGC transformation is stark. ‘Irreparably weakened, leadership decimated in weeks,’ Bennett said. Like the Soviet rot—bribery, stagnation, populace rift—no collapse timeline exists; it could dawn abruptly.
Israel’s threat perception of Iran’s atom program and terror sponsorship has intensified regional strife. Bennett’s outlook blends tactical victories with optimism for internal Iranian momentum, averting wider conflict.