Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a comprehensive declaration on Friday, stating that Iran had lost everything it needed to threaten the world after twenty days of conflict had eliminated its uranium enrichment and ballistic missile production capabilities. He declared the war almost over and rejected claims about Israeli manipulation of US foreign policy. Netanyahu’s press conference was confident, detailed, and strategically ambitious throughout.
The prime minister addressed the Trump-Israel relationship with characteristic directness and warmth. He called their coordination historically unprecedented and positioned Trump as the alliance’s dominant force. Netanyahu revealed that Trump had contributed his own independently formed understanding of Iran’s nuclear threat to their discussions, rather than simply receiving briefings from Israeli officials.
Netanyahu confirmed Israel struck the South Pars gas complex alone and disclosed Trump’s request to pause further strikes on Iranian gas infrastructure. He presented both facts openly, framing them as natural elements of a close and communicative alliance. Netanyahu maintained throughout that Israel’s military autonomy remained fully intact.
On Iran’s Hormuz threats, Netanyahu dismissed them as blackmail that would not work. He proposed pipeline corridors from the Arabian Peninsula to Israeli and Mediterranean ports as a lasting structural solution. Netanyahu argued this would create durable energy security and permanently neutralize the Hormuz chokepoint.
Netanyahu ended with analysis of Iran’s leadership dysfunction. He said Mojtaba had not been seen publicly and admitted he was genuinely unsure who was governing the country. Netanyahu pointed to fierce competition among Tehran’s ruling factions and concluded that this political instability, combined with military losses, was driving the conflict toward an accelerated conclusion.