Netanyahu shows Starlink device at UN, predicts Iranian government will fall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his address to the UN General Assembly to criticize Iran's government and to appear with a Starlink device, according to posts on the official X account of the Israeli prime minister. [1][2]

Netanyahu described the device as "a communications device that enables people to access the truth." He said the Iranian government fears this and "spends billions to censor the internet." [2] These are Netanyahu's claims; the posts do not include Iranian figures or a response from Tehran.

Netanyahu said the device would be left with the Iranian delegation. "When they inevitably defect, they'll be able to tell their story on social media," Netanyahu said, according to the post. [2]

Netanyahu also predicted a change of government in Iran. "One day and that day is not far off, the Iranian people will be free, and their murderous regime will fall," the post quotes Netanyahu as saying. [2]

In a separate post, the prime minister's account quoted Netanyahu telling the Assembly: "We are going to win because we have no choice." [3]

The account also published posts titled "Speech at the United Nations General Assembly." [1][4] The posts describe the remarks but do not say whether the device was handed over or how Iran's delegation reacted.