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He declared that the world owed Trump a debt of gratitude for Operation 'Epic Fury'...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his first appearance before the media after a long absence, spoke about the war situation and Israel's intentions in Iran. He began his press conference with a message to Israeli citizens, who, according to him, have shown resilience during this period.
"I am proud of your resilience. I know it is difficult to stay in safe rooms and shelters... the whole world understands that we are a nation of lions ," Netanyahu initially said.
He then moved on to the war front and spoke about three main objectives that Israel aims to achieve with its combat operations in Iran.
" We aim to completely destroy Iran's nuclear program. To completely destroy Iran's ballistic missile program. To create conditions that allow the Iranians to take their fate into their own hands ," Netanyahu added.
The Israeli prime minister further said that in 20 days of war, Iran has been stripped of the ability that allowed it to enrich uranium and produce ballistic missiles.
" Now that 20 days have passed in the war, Iran does not have the ability to enrich uranium at the moment nor the ability to produce ballistic missiles ," he said.
Netanyahu said that today Iran is weaker than ever, while hailing the unprecedented cooperation with the US. He added that the Middle East has changed beyond recognition and that Israel is stronger than ever.
"We have brought our friend, the US, into a cooperation unprecedented in history. The excellent cooperation between me and my good friend Trump is unparalleled ," Netanyahu stressed.
Regarding the timeline of the war, he stated that the action would take as long as needed to achieve the set goals, leaving the continuation of the war without a deadline.
" There is still a lot of work to do and we will do it now. But the War will end much sooner than people think ," he said.
Asked about the Israeli attack on Iranian gas fields and whether Donald Trump was aware of it, Netanyahu, contrary to what his officials had previously said, said that Israel acted alone without the knowledge of the US. He also added that Trump asked them to refrain from further attacks, and they would obey his request.
" Israel acted alone against the gas complex. President Trump asked us to refrain from future attacks and we are complying ," Netanyahu said.
He also stated that the world owed Trump a debt of gratitude for Operation Epic Fury, as he had protected international interests by doing so. He claimed that, without Trump, Iran would have developed intercontinental ballistic missiles to strike the United States.
" People want to be naive, they don't want to see what kind of world we're living in. If you look at the world as it is today, you'd have to be blind not to see that democracies, led by the United States, need to restore their will to defend themselves and confront their enemies in time, while there's still time, before the sound of danger wakes them up, and wakes them up too late. I think this war has exposed what Iran is ," the Israeli prime minister said.
Netanyahu also said he wants to refute another "fake news" that Israel brought the US into conflict with Iran.
"I didn't deceive anyone. Does anyone really think that anyone can tell President Trump what to do? Trump always makes his decisions on what he thinks is good for America and for future generations ," he adds, while emphasizing that he did not need to convince the US President of the need to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear program.
Once the goals are achieved, Netanyahu said there will be alternative routes for oil and gas outside the Strait of Hormuz. He spoke of oil and gas pipelines running west through the Arabian Peninsula, in order to permanently eliminate choke points.
Turning to oil prices, Netanyahu said the US is working hard to open the Strait of Hormuz, with Israel's support.
" If we succeed, which I think we will, then oil prices will come down ," he said.
However, he told other countries that if they succumb to blackmail and let Iran continue developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, they will be blackmailed in ways they could never imagine./ Pamphlet
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