Standing before the press on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a sweeping assessment of the ongoing war with Iran, declaring that the Islamic Republic has been pushed to the brink.
“Iran can no longer enrich uranium,” he said, adding that the regime is also no longer capable of manufacturing ballistic missiles. Iran, he asserted, is now “weaker than ever,” while Israel has emerged as a dominant force—“a regional power, and some would say a world power.”
The campaign, he made clear, is far from over.
“It will continue for as long as is necessary,” Netanyahu said.
Moments later, switching to English and addressing foreign media, Netanyahu opened with a pointed jab at recent speculation about his health.
“First of all, I just want to say, I’m alive,” he quipped, before pivoting quickly back to the war effort.
“We are winning, and Iran is being decimated,” he declared, citing extensive damage to Iran’s military infrastructure, particularly its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Iran’s missile and drone arsenals, he said, are being “massively degraded,” and vowed they “will be destroyed” entirely.
“Israel and the United States are protecting the entire Middle East—and I venture to say, the entire world,” he said.
The prime minister repeatedly emphasized tight coordination with U.S. President Donald Trump, praising Washington’s leadership and alignment with Israel’s objectives.
“We are achieving goals in lightning speed,” Netanyahu said, adding that the two leaders “see eye to eye” on the threat posed by Iran.
Pushing back on criticism that Israel had drawn the United States into the conflict, Netanyahu dismissed the notion outright.
“Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do? Come on,” he said. “President Trump always makes his decisions on what he thinks is good for America.”
“And may I add, I think what is also good for future generations in this case—those interests are absolutely clear,” he continued.
“The world owes a debt of deep indebtedness… to President Trump for leading this effort to safeguard our future,” Netanyahu added, noting that other world leaders privately share that view.
Trump, like Israel, has pointed to Iran’s nuclear ambitions and long record of state-sponsored terrorism as justification for the joint military campaign.
“There’s always a danger in acting,” Netanyahu said. “But in conditions of existential threats, there’s a much greater danger in not acting.”
“The world owes a debt of deep indebtedness… to President Trump for leading this effort to safeguard our future,” he continued, noting that other world leaders privately share that view.
At the same time, Netanyahu suggested growing instability within Iran itself, hinting at fractures at the highest levels of power.
“I’m not sure who is running Iran right now,” he said. “Mojtaba [Khamenei]… has not shown his face.”
“There is a lot of tension,” he added, pointing to what he described as cracks not only in Iran’s political leadership, but also within its military ranks.
When asked about the possibility of regime change, Netanyahu was cautious, signaling that Israel would not support replacing one hardline leadership with another.
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What is a loving Torah thought at this very difficult time in our combined Jewish History? One thought that occurs, is that when faced with obstacles that seem insurmountable such as we have formerly faced with Iran and Hezbollah and Isis and Hamas and other enemies of Eretz Yisroel we have not in the recent past had all the help we as Yiddishe needed to overcome our tsouris/afflictions/demises/and terrorization. But now we do. We have the United States of America not just pitching in, but actively with the leadership of Eretz Yisroel is in full swing complementing our combined efforts to crush the enemies that are trying hard to overpower us. What is a loving Torah thought? In Pirkes Avos we find so much rewarding talk about how to live a Torah life. There is one thought that sticks with me in my mind right now. A Rebbe sees a skull floating in a stream of water. He (paraphrased) surmises that when those who drowned this person are to face judgement with H”M they will be harmed eternally over it in Gehennom. Why is that? Why does this bring about a loving Torah thought? Justice. The Shoftim of All in Shamayim is continually in charge of judging those who commit crimes who are not on earth seemingly punished for their crimes against humanity or other aspects of creation. It a Beis Din Shaymayim that is the ultimate response of the Nature of H”M to see that justice is done when all other human courts/Beis Din on Earth fail. This is a very loving Torah thought! H”M does not forget to remit crimes that are done to the Jewish people wrongly in Torah Law. There is justice my Torah Yidden and other friends. Remember. (Zocher). H”M is always in charge and never do we face eternity in Gan Eden or Eternity in Shamayim or Eternity in Olam Haba or Eternity in upper realms of Shamayim to Infinity with no end in seen by normal human means. Be well one and all and Bleipt Gezundt for all your tsouris and Refuah Shleimah for whatever afflicts and ails you.
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R D D Teitelbaum, Satmar Kiryas Yoel New York
Pentagon asking Congress for 200 BILLION to fight Iran, that’s completely crazy.
This means it’s worth that money not to say to Iran. We your friend, and got no incentives from Israel.
Period. And to American dream sleep.
Can somebody explain to me a 2 Billion dollar incentive in Israel, never in history has a country gone to fight for another without an incentive……
WHAT is the incentive in country Israel
Please…… Does Japan have any incentive in Israel, does Jordan does France
What he just said contradict
“Can anybody tell the president what to do” ” the world owe President Trump”
Iran economy Is from energy, it tried to make energy from uranium as it also has allot of desert and safe from inhabitants, that’s not in Europe and some other countries, it was politically correct for it to get enriched uranium, China Russia Pakistan India all got that, it is not necessarily cause of Israel, Iran supports terrorism less than other countries like Qatar when it comes to the money, Hezbollah is that lebanon stay Muslim. The question remains, what is the Gain of USA from Israel. Anybody?
The game is getting rid of the world sponsor of Terror and destruction that has its tentacles in 10 other countries and the backbone of most Terror organizations that exist today both in funding and training. If that’s not a benefit for the USA to get rid of them I don’t know what war serves a better purpose