Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons and that Israel has removed from itself the danger of annihilation. He made the statement in a press conference, reiterating his stance on the nuclear standoff with Tehran.
In a press conference at 21:06 Jerusalem on Monday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "Iran will not have nuclear weapons — we removed from ourselves the danger of annihilation." The remark came three minutes after The Zioneer reported his earlier statement (at 21:03 Jerusalem) vowing that Iran would not get nuclear weapons with or without an agreement. Monday's slightly later phrasing introduced the claim that Israel had successfully removed an existential threat — a new framing not present in the 21:03 version.
The thread has evolved over several days. On Friday June 12 at 15:22 Jerusalem, Netanyahu first stated that as long as he is PM, Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons, citing full agreement with President Trump. At 17:42 Jerusalem that same day, The Zioneer reported Trump's claim that the war with Iran was finished and Tehran had agreed never to hold nuclear weapons; Netanyahu said after speaking with Trump that the final deal must include removal of enriched material, limits on missile production, and an end to Iran's support for proxies. On Monday at 21:03 Jerusalem, Netanyahu reiterated his red line without the "threat of annihilation" language. The 21:06 statement adds that specific claim.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday June 12, Netanyahu framed the struggle against Iran's nuclear program as a 30-year personal mission. Earlier background — from Monday June 8 at 18:34 Jerusalem — quoted Netanyahu saying Israel had eliminated the nuclear threat from Iran. These earlier statements were made before the press conference, and the evolving language shows a gradual sharpening of Netanyahu's framing from a vow of prevention to an assertion of success.
The operational basis for Netanyahu's claim that Israel has "removed" the threat of annihilation remains unverified. The broadcast provided only his own statement from the podium; no independent corroboration or detail of any specific action was offered.
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