Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel, together with the United States, is “defending the entire world” through its military operations against Iran. He claimed that Israeli strikes have severely weakened Iran’s military strength.
He claimed, Iran is no longer able to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles, though he did not present evidence to support these assertions, reports Middle East Eye.
“We are winning, and Iran is being crushed,” he declared, explaining that the campaign’s purpose is to neutralize Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes “before they are hidden deep underground and beyond the reach of airstrikes,” and to “pave the way for the Iranian people to determine their own future.”
He dismissed suggestions that Israel had dragged the US into the conflict as “fake news,” remarking, “Does anyone really believe anyone can tell President Trump what to do? Come on.”
Meanwhile, Netanyahu is facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes committed in Gaza.
