‘Can’t do a revolution from the air,’ says Israeli PM

Published March 20, 2026 Updated March 20, 2026 12:15am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it is unclear if the Iranian people will rise up and take control of the country from the authorities of the Islamic republic, Al Jazeera reports.

“It’s too soon to tell if Iranians will take to [the] streets. You can’t do a revolution from the air; there needs to be a ground component as well. There are many possibilities for a ground component, I won’t share what they are,” he told reporters.

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