Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel and the United States have eliminated the 'immediate' nuclear threat from Iran and 'saved the State of Israel from annihilation,' according to a report in the Times of Israel. He added that the fight is 'not over.' The remarks broaden his earlier Monday evening statement that the threat of annihilation had been removed for years.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday evening that Israel and the United States have eliminated the 'immediate' Iranian nuclear threat, asserting that they together 'saved the State of Israel from annihilation.' The remark, reported by the Times of Israel, adds an explicit U.S.-Israel partnership frame to a claim the prime minister has repeated throughout the day. Earlier Monday, in a statement at 21:19 Jerusalem, Netanyahu said 'we were all in danger of annihilation — we removed it for years,' according to journalist Yinon Magal. The 21:45 remarks published by the Times of Israel go further, tying the achievement directly to cooperation with Washington and framing the threat as bilateral. Netanyahu cautioned that the contest with Iran 'is not over,' leaving the door open for further action or diplomatic developments. The statements come amid reports of a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal framework, with President Trump having told Netanyahu days ago that Washington and Tehran are close to a breakthrough, as The Zioneer reported. Defense Minister Katz has separately reiterated that Israel will not withdraw from security zones in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, and northern Samaria.
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