Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a sweeping historical declaration on Friday, asserting that history would remember the twenty days of conflict as the beginning of the end for Iran as a nuclear and military power. He announced the elimination of Tehran’s uranium enrichment and ballistic missile production capabilities and rejected claims about Israeli manipulation of US foreign policy. Netanyahu was visionary and historically framed throughout the press conference, projecting a sense of transformative achievement.
The prime minister spoke about the Trump-Israel alliance in terms of its historical significance. He called their coordination historically unprecedented and framed Trump as the partnership’s dominant force. Netanyahu revealed that Trump had contributed his own independently formed and analytically sophisticated understanding of Iran’s nuclear threat to their discussions, reflecting a genuine partnership of shared conviction.
Netanyahu confirmed Israel struck the South Pars gas compound alone and disclosed Trump’s personal request to hold off on further strikes on Iranian gas infrastructure. He handled both facts transparently, framing them as natural features of a close and functioning alliance. Netanyahu maintained throughout that Israel’s military autonomy remained fully intact.
On the Hormuz issue, Netanyahu called Iran’s closure threats empty blackmail. He proposed overland pipeline routes from the Arabian Peninsula to Israeli and Mediterranean ports as a lasting structural alternative. Netanyahu argued this infrastructure would permanently neutralize the Hormuz chokepoint and transform the region’s energy architecture.
Netanyahu concluded with analysis of Iran’s visible leadership breakdown. He noted Mojtaba had not appeared publicly and admitted genuine uncertainty about who was governing the country. Netanyahu pointed to fierce competition for power in Tehran and concluded that this instability, combined with military losses, was driving the war toward a sooner-than-expected conclusion.