Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that as long as he is Israel's leader, Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons. Netanyahu stated there is full agreement with President Trump on the matter, and framed the fight against Iran's nuclear program as a 30-year personal mission to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring atomic bombs to destroy Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a firm statement Monday at 15:21 Jerusalem, declaring that Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon as long as he leads Israel. The statement, released directly from the Prime Minister's Office, asserts — as The Zioneer reported at 07:02 — that the emerging US-Iran understanding includes Trump's commitment to removal of enriched material, dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and an end to Iran's support for its proxies. Netanyahu said there is "full agreement" with President Trump on the subject and framed the fight as a personal, three-decade campaign to prevent Iran from acquiring the capability to destroy Israel. The statement comes amid a fast-moving diplomatic track: earlier this week, Trump declared the war with Iran over and said Tehran agreed never to hold nuclear weapons, but Iran responded that no final deal has been reached. The intensifying public messaging from Netanyahu appears aimed at ensuring that any final agreement reflects Israel's red lines. No new diplomatic or military developments accompanied the statement; it remains a declaratory position without operational details.
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