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In a pre-election security briefing, his first since the October 7 Hamas attacks, Netanyahu outlined a new “security concept” prioritizing preemptive strikes, underground weapons production and border buffer zones, and pledged to pursue regime change in Iran if re-elected on October 27. He told Fox News Iran was developing ICBMs to target the US and told Americans that falling gas prices depend on Tehran's “regime” disappearing. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Netanyahu of “driving America into another war to stay out of jail” and warned Israel it would face “scorched earth” if its energy sites were struck, saying Iran emerged stronger after the last war. The exchange underscored how Israel's election campaign has become intertwined with renewed Israel-Iran tensions.