Israel's spy chief says Iran mission will only end when 'extremist regime' is replaced

Fox News Media Fox News MediaFox BusinessFox NationFox News AudioFox WeatherOutkickFox NoticiasBooks Israel Operation Roaring Lion has decimated Iran's military infrastructure NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mossad Director Dadi Barnea declared Tuesday that Israel’s operations against Iran will end "only once the extremist regime in Iran is replaced." Barnea made the remark during a Holocaust commemoration event, according to The Wall Street Journal. "We meticulously planned so that our operations would continue and manifest themselves even in the period following the strikes in Tehran," Barnea reportedly said. "Our commitment will be fulfilled only once the extremist regime in Iran is replaced." "Forty days of intense combat have led to highly significant achievements, foremost among them a blow to the enemy's central objective -- the destruction of the State of Israel," Barnea added, according to Ynetnews. "However, our mission has not yet been completed." LIVE UPDATES: FRESH Iran TALKS COULD BEGIN THIS WEEK AS US CONTINUES BLOCKADE ON PORTS File photo shows Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attending a demonstration to mark Jerusalem day in Tehran. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto) Israel began its Operation Roaring Lion against Iran on Feb. 28, the same day the U.S. military launched Operation Epic Fury. The joint U.S.-Israel effort has decimated Iran’s military and missile infrastructure and resulted in the death of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Iranâs Assembly of Experts has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei (R) as the nationâs new supreme leader, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, capital of Iran, on March 4, 2026. (Iranian President's Press Office/Anadolu)Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after sustaining leg and face injuries during initial airstrikes on Tehran in February, Reuters reported earlier this week.Khamenei is recovering after incurring the injuries in the Feb. 28 airstrikes that killed his father. Fox News Digital’s Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.