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Hardline Israeli Politicians Livid Over Iran Deal, Want Netanyahu Out So They Can Do 'Real Regime Change'

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett didn’t mince words on Monday: the clock for regime change in Iran starts ticking the moment Israel gets a new government.

Chairman of the “Together” party and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks during a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 20, 2026. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

Speaking at the Knesset, Bennett unloaded on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, declaring that his term "began with a civil war, continued with the massacre of October 7, and ends with a historic failure against Iran." He tied any serious effort to topple the Iranian regime directly to political change in Jerusalem.

Bennett promised that under new leadership he would revive the "Octopus Doctrine" - hitting Iran with every tool available while blocking its nuclear path - and fix the IDF’s manpower crisis by ending haredi draft exemptions. “When there are no soldiers, you have to conquer the same point again and again, and that way you can’t win,” he said. “We can restore security to Israel.”

(Abir Sultan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Hardliners and Hawks Slam the Deal

Bennett wasn’t alone. Several hardline and hawkish voices erupted in fury over the reported Trump-brokered US-Iran ceasefire agreement, blasting it as a lifeline to the Ayatollahs that leaves Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missiles, and regional proxies largely intact, the jpost.com reports.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was blistering on X:

"Trump’s agreement does not bind us. Israel is not subject to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign nation! We are not partners to this agreement that does not ensure our security… We must not compromise on anything less than the dismantling of Hezbollah, we must not withdraw from any territory that our fighters have captured and cleared of terror infrastructure…" - Itamar Ben-Gvir on X, June 15, 2026

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was equally blunt:

"The agreement with Iran is bad for Israel and for the entire free world. Period… We will need to continue the campaign to topple the regime ourselves and in creative ways and ensure that Iran never has nuclear weapons." - Bezalel Smotrich on X, June 15, 2026

Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats, went further, calling the deal a strategic disaster engineered while Netanyahu stood “weak, sick, isolated, and lacking influence.” He accused Netanyahu of being “good for Hamas… good for Iran… good for Hezbollah” and declared:

"Replacing him is not just a political necessity - it is an existential security imperative."  - Yair Golan on X, June 15, 2026

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot described an “abyss” between the government’s empty “total victory” promises and the reality of a failed leadership that had abandoned Israeli residents. Centrist Benny Gantz warned that any restrictions on Israel’s freedom of action in Lebanon or withdrawals that endanger the north were unacceptable.

The Core Demand: No More Half-Measures

Across these statements runs a clear through-line: the current government is too weak, too constrained by American pressure, and too compromised to deliver the decisive blow against Iran and Hezbollah. Bennett and Golan explicitly frame real regime-change pressure as something that can only happen after Netanyahu is gone. Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, still in the coalition, are already signaling they will not be bound by the deal and will push for maximalist goals anyway.

Defense Minister Israel Katz tried to draw a harder line by vowing the IDF would stay in security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza “indefinitely.” But the louder chorus from Bennett, the hard right, and parts of the opposition is that only new leadership - or at least a complete break from Netanyahu’s approach - can deliver the aggressive, multi-front campaign they believe is necessary.

Tyler Durden Tue, 06/16/2026 - 14:00

The American Association of University Professors is fighting against all attempts by states and the federal government to restore sanity and fairness to our campuses.

Controversy stirred at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Monday with one player’s questionable celebration.

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Stellar 20Y Auction Stops Through, With Highest Foreign Demand In 2 Years

In a quiet day for stocks, which are now trading near session lows, which in turn is prompting a bid for safety, the Treasury complex was already trading at the best levels of the day ahead of today's Treasury auction. Then just after 1pm, the stellar results from today's 20Y auction (technically a 19 Year 11-month reopening of cusip UV8), confirmed the solid demand for US paper. 

Today's sale of $13BN in 20Y paper was solid from top to bottom. The auction priced at a high yield of 4.927%, down from 5.122% last month; it also stopped through the 4.937% When Issued by 0.1bps. This means we have had 4 auctions without a tailing 20Y auction yet.

The bid to cover was likewise impressive, rising to 2.75 from 2.55, the highest since March and above the recent average of 2.648.

The internals were even better: indirects were awarded 71.6%, a big jump from 67.7% last month and the highest since July 2024. And with Directs awarded 19.9% (below the six-auction average of 24.3%), Dealers were left holding just 8.5%, one of the lowest on record.

Overall, this was a very strong auction, which was notable since there was virtually no concessions in today's strong secondary market. It also indicated that there are few jitters that Kevin Warsh may drop a hawkish surprise during tomorrow's FOMC meeting. 

Tyler Durden Tue, 06/16/2026 - 13:47

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QatarEnergy Plans Rapid LNG Production Restart As Hormuz Reopens

Qatar shut the world's largest LNG facility early in the U.S.-Iran war after Iranian Shahed one-way attack drones struck critical energy infrastructure, triggering chaos across global gas markets, just as the Hormuz maritime chokepoint was shuttered.

Now, with a U.S.-Iran peace deal set to formally reopen the waterway by Friday, there is encouraging news on the supply side: According to Bloomberg News, Qatar is preparing to rapidly restart LNG production, a move that could help ease the global supply crunch and accelerate the normalization of energy flows.

Sources tell the outlet that QatarEnergy has been preparing for a fast restart since April by testing equipment, performing maintenance and keeping some production trains running at reduced levels. The restart timeline now stands at 50% capacity within one month and about 80% within two months - well ahead of earlier timelines.

A full recovery of QatarEnergy's Ras Laffan complex, which exported almost 20% of global supply last year, could take years after parts of the facility were damaged by Iranian drones and missiles in the first few weeks of the conflict in March.  The return of Qatari LNG would help ease a global supply crunch; however, commodity analyst Jack Prandelli pointed out on X:

Here's what those headlines will miss:

• 80% is not 100%.
• And it never will be ...not for years. Iranian attacks on Ras Laffan damaged 2 full liquefaction trains.
• 17% of Qatar's total LNG capacity. That's 12.8 million tonnes per year gone for 3 to 5 years minimum.
• Before the war, Qatar supplied roughly one fifth of all global LNG trade. Europe and Asia were heavily dependent on those cargoes. When Ras Laffan went dark, European gas prices jumped 40-50% in weeks. Asian buyers scrambled.
• Now Qatar comes back but permanently smaller.

🚨Qatar just told its LNG buyers what the restart looks like.

50% capacity within 1 month of Hormuz reopening.

80% within 2 months.

That's the good news.
Markets will rally on this.
Headlines will say "LNG crisis ending."

Here's what those headlines will miss:

80% is not… pic.twitter.com/mseV2fjYz3

— Jack Prandelli (@jackprandelli) June 16, 2026

Related:

• Hormuz Fears Ease As Trump, Ghalibaf Virtually Sign US-Iran Deal, But Energy Flows Remain Months From Normal

The return of Qatari LNG is a promising sign for easing the physical supply crunch in energy markets. But with normalization in supplies expected to take years, U.S. LNG exports have plugged the supply gap by maximizing liquefaction capacity and tightening vessel loading schedules in recent months.

Tyler Durden Tue, 06/16/2026 - 13:20

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