Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, hinted at upcoming Israeli actions that would overshadow the previous year’s operations involving detonated pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria. He suggested these actions would be surprising.

“We’ve pulled off a number of surprises,” Leiter stated on Merit Street TV on Tuesday.

“When the dust settles, you’re going to see some surprises on Thursday night and Friday that will make the beeper operation almost seem simple,” he added.

Leiter was referencing the coordinated detonations of pagers on September 17 in Lebanon and Syria, which targeted members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah and resulted in at least 12 deaths, including two children, and nearly 3,000 injuries. The following day, walkie-talkies were detonated, causing at least 25 deaths and over 600 injuries.

An investigation revealed Israel was responsible for the attacks, using small amounts of explosives hidden within the devices. A U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press that Israel had informed the U.S. government about the attacks afterward.

However, then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that the U.S. “did not know about, nor was it involved in, these incidents.”

Leiter also shared a video message on X on Tuesday, filmed outside the Situation Room in Washington, D.C., clarifying that Israel’s objective was “not in the business of regime change.”

“Today we continue to peel back the surface-to-surface missile systems that are spread throughout Iran. We’ve reached the point where between a third and a half have been demolished,” he said. “We hit today the broadcast center in the middle of Tehran after we informed the people living in the vicinity to leave. Hundreds of thousands of Tehranis have escaped Tehran to be out of the line of danger. And we took out the broadcast system. This is very important because this serves the mullahs and their information campaign, the propaganda campaign throughout.”

“Iran, to incite the public and to warn the public against any kind of demonstrations against the government,” the ambassador continued. “A lot of questions have been asked today about regime change. In many of the interviews that I gave, that was the key question. We’re not in the business of regime change. We’re interested in neutralizing the threat to our existence through a nuclear weaponization program in Iran and a ballistic missile program.”

Iran has consistently asserted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency have also stated that Iran was not actively developing nuclear weapons.

“If the Iranian people rise up and change their regime, that’s their choice,” Leiter said. “And if we play a role in facilitating that eventuality, then history will judge us favorably, I believe. It’s important also to emphasize that our economy remains strong and resilient despite the war, and the stock market in Israel once again, for the second day in a row, continued to rise.”

“We are working very hard to assist those stranded both in Israel wanting to leave and those wanting to get back to Israel, to their families, to their positions in society and the army,” he added. “And we’re hoping to find solutions through our neighbors in the next couple of days. We continue to press on. We continue to press forward. And we thank you for your support and prayers.”

‘ Greg Norman and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.