- March 12, 2026
- 10:37 pm
- Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 12, 2026, sent a strong signal to Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei and Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem. During a conversation with journalists, he made it clear that Israel is preparing unexpected steps in response to threats from Tehran and its allies.
The Prime Minister refused to disclose details. However, the very wording — ‘there will be surprises’ — immediately attracted the attention of analysts in the Middle East and the international press.
Israel maintains strategic ambiguity
Speaking to journalists, Netanyahu directly stated that he intentionally will not disclose details of Israel’s future actions.
According to him, such a position is part of the strategy.
Why Israel does not disclose plans
The Prime Minister emphasized that public statements should not deprive Israel of strategic flexibility.
He noted that at such press conferences it is important to ‘maintain a certain degree of uncertainty.’
This approach has long been used in Israeli security policy: potential adversaries should not know in advance what measures Jerusalem is preparing.
Against the backdrop of ongoing confrontation with Iran and its regional proxies, such signals are seen as part of psychological and diplomatic pressure.
The regime in Tehran may weaken
Netanyahu paid special attention to the situation inside Iran itself.
According to him, Israel seeks to create conditions under which Iranian society can change the country’s political system.
What Netanyahu said about the future of Iran
The Prime Minister formulated Israel’s position quite directly.
He noted that:
many hope for the fall of the existing regime
the key role in this belongs to the Iranian people themselves
Israel, according to him, contributes to the weakening of the regime
‘We all hope that the regime will fall, but it depends on the Iranians,’ Netanyahu said.
He added that even if a change of power does not occur, the regime in Tehran will become significantly weaker. According to the Prime Minister, Israel has already deprived it of ‘many dangerous capabilities.’
Such statements reflect Israel’s strategy to limit Iran’s military and technological capabilities, primarily in the field of missile programs and unmanned systems.
It is in this context that Israeli and international observers analyze the situation — such processes are regularly reviewed by the analytical platform NANews — News of Israel | Nikk.Agency, where attention is paid to the interconnection between Middle Eastern security and the war in Ukraine.
Israel and possible support for the Iranian opposition
Journalists also asked Netanyahu a direct question: is Israel working on arming opposition groups within Iran.
The Prime Minister’s response was cautious but showed the general approach of Israeli policy.
What the Prime Minister said about supporting the opposition
Netanyahu stated that regime change in Iran is impossible without active actions by the country’s citizens themselves.
At the same time, he hinted that certain support is already being discussed.
‘We told them that help is already on the way,’ the Prime Minister said.
However, he immediately clarified that he cannot disclose details or talk about possible scenarios for the development of events.
Such a response leaves room for interpretation. In the expert community, this is seen as a signal of possible support for Iranian opposition structures — political, informational, or otherwise.
Israel-US relations: a separate signal
During the press conference, Netanyahu also touched on the topic of relations with Washington.
According to him, cooperation between Israel and US President Donald Trump is now at the highest level.
The Prime Minister stated that current relations with the American administration are ‘a hundred times stronger’ than with previous presidents.
For Israel, this has strategic significance.
US military support, joint projects in the field of air defense, and intelligence sharing remain key elements of the country’s security.
That is why Netanyahu’s statements about ‘surprises’ for the Iranian leadership are associated by many experts not only with Israel’s actions but also with possible coordination with allies.
In the context of ongoing confrontation with Iran and its allies in the Middle East, such signals become part of a broader geopolitical game — where regional security, energy routes, and the balance of power in the world are at stake.