"They still have 400 kilograms of uranium left, but they are not in a position to advance their nuclear program" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s recent strike on Iran’s nuclear program would have gone ahead even without U.S. support, describing it as a historic operation that neutralized two existential threats: Tehran’s atomic ambitions and its ballistic missile arsenal. Speaking in an exclusive i24NEWS interview, Netanyahu said the decision to act was clear to him from the start.
“With or without approval, we’re doing it,” he said, noting that he ultimately secured cooperation from President Donald Trump. “Fortunately, we have a very sympathetic president… but the decision was made to proceed regardless, because it is in our soul.”
Netanyahu claimed the action set Iran’s nuclear program back by “a good few years,” though he acknowledged the country retains 400 kilograms of enriched uranium. “We knew in advance it wouldn’t be destroyed,” he said. “It’s a necessary condition but not sufficient to produce nuclear bombs. They’re not currently in a position to advance.”
The Prime Minister said the strike was part of a broader campaign that included eliminating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Mohammed Deif, and the Sinwar brothers. “We defeated Iran, which came to destroy Israel with atomic bomb, we eliminated two enormous existential dangers,” he said. (Read More)
