本杰明·内塔尼亚胡表示，消除伊朗威胁的唯一办法就是推翻其政府，并称他已经命令以色列的安全机构做好相关准备。
Benjamin Netanyahu said the only way to end Iran’s threat is to topple its government, and said he had ordered Israel’s security branches to prepare.
他的这番言论是在迪莫纳举行的一场竞选集会上发表的，当时正值以色列大选的紧张阶段；有报道称唐纳德·特朗普反对对伊朗发动新的打击。
His remarks came at a rally in Dimona during a tight re-election race, with reports that Donald Trump opposed renewed strikes on Iran.
以色列国防部长伊兹雷尔·卡茨指出，伊朗政权正处于“有史以来最脆弱的时刻”，并警告称任何针对以色列的攻击都将遭到严厉报复。
Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s regime is “at its weakest point ever” and warned that any attack on Israel would bring severe retaliation.
10月21日，内塔尼亚胡在以色列南部城镇迪莫纳的竞选集会上表示：“伊朗企图摧毁我们，我们阻止了他们；他们试图制造核武器，我们同样阻止了他们……但他们仍在继续尝试。”他补充说：“因此，结束这一威胁的唯一办法就是推翻伊朗政权。”他还表示：“我已经向以色列国防军、摩萨德以及所有安全机构下达了这一指令。”不过，他并未具体说明该指令的具体执行时间和方式。
AI generated DIMONA, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct 21 that the only way to remove the threat posed by Iran was to topple its government. “Iran wanted to destroy us; we stopped them. They wanted to produce nuclear bombs; we stopped them... Yet they persist,” he said, during an election rally in the southern town of Dimona. “Therefore, there is only one way to end this: by toppling this regime.”“This is the directive I have issued to the Israel Defense Forces, to the Mossad, and to all our security branches,” he added, without specifying when or how that directive would be executed.
此次言论的背景是：内塔尼亚胡正处于大选的最后一周，竞选形势异常激烈。据《金融时报》10月21日的报道，内塔尼亚胡本月早些时候曾指示以色列军方为对伊朗的再次打击做准备；但据报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普反对这一计划。
The sabre-rattling came as the premier headed into the last week of a tight race for re-election. Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli military to plan for resumed strikes against Iran earlier this month, according to sources cited by the Financial Times on Oct 21, but US President Donald Trump reportedly objected to the idea.
特朗普曾公开表示，在11月初的美国中期选举之前，他无意重启这场由美国和以色列共同发起的战争。
The US leader has publicly said that he does not intend to restart the war - which Washington started in February alongside Israel - before the US mid-term elections early in November.
本周，内塔尼亚胡在视频中感谢特朗普对以色列大选的支持，并称两国领导人还有“未完成的任务”需要共同面对（即应对伊朗的威胁）。
This week, Netanyahu thanked Trump in a video for his endorsement in the Israeli election, and said that the two leaders have “a job to finish” in Iran.
以色列国防部长伊兹雷尔·卡茨也警告称，伊朗仍可能构成潜在威胁。
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz also warned against a potential threat from Iran.
10月21日，他在以色列南部一场军官毕业典礼上发表讲话时说，“伊朗政权正处于有史以来最虚弱的时刻，我们认识到，这种虚弱可能促使它采取最极端的举措”。“如果伊朗袭击以色列，伊朗将被烧毁！”他说。
Speaking at an officers’ graduation ceremony in southern Israel on Oct 21, he said that “the Iranian regime is at its weakest point ever, and we recognise that this weakness could lead it to take the most extreme steps”. “If Iran attacks Israel, Iran will burn!” he said.
卡茨还警告称，以色列的敌人正企图以未具体说明的方式破坏即将举行的选举。
Katz also warned against unspecified attempts by Israel’s enemies to disrupt the upcoming vote.
“近几天来，我们发现我们的敌人——以伊朗及其代理人为首——正企图推进可能影响以色列选举结果的袭击，”他说。
“In recent days, we have identified attempts by our enemies – led by Iran and its proxies – to advance attacks that could affect the outcome of Israel’s elections,” he said.