Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that Israel caused massive damage to the Iranian economy, with some estimates valuing the damage at one trillion dollars. The remarks come amid an ongoing public dispute with the Trump administration over the US-Iran nuclear deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Monday evening that Israel inflicted "enormous damage" on Iran's economy, citing assessments that value the economic toll at one trillion dollars. The remarks, reported by Amit Segal (N12), were delivered without a specific timeframe or operational context, and no details were given on the exact actions or period to which Netanyahu was referring.
The statement follows a series of public exchanges between Netanyahu and President Donald Trump over the US-Iran nuclear deal. As The Zioneer has reported, Trump earlier on Monday told the New York Times that strikes attributed to Israel "almost caused the deal to collapse" and that Netanyahu should be grateful for US diplomatic cover. The economic-damage figure appears to be Netanyahu's counter-assertion to that criticism.
No official Israeli or international estimates corroborating the trillion-dollar figure have been cited in this report. The claim remains at the level of a single attributed statement from the Prime Minister.
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