Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu juxtaposed two contrasting realities on Friday: Israel’s growing military victories and Iran’s deepening internal collapse. He declared that Iran had lost all uranium enrichment and ballistic missile capabilities after twenty days of conflict while also noting visible fractures in Tehran’s new leadership structure. Netanyahu rejected claims about Israeli manipulation of US foreign policy and predicted the war would conclude faster than most anticipated.
The prime minister addressed the Trump-Israel alliance with warmth and precision. He called their coordination historically unprecedented and framed Trump as the partnership’s leading force. Netanyahu disclosed that Trump had contributed his own independently formed and analytically sophisticated understanding of Iran’s nuclear threat to their discussions, enriching their shared strategy.
Netanyahu confirmed Israel struck the South Pars gas compound alone and acknowledged Trump’s personal request to pause further attacks on Iranian gas facilities. He presented both facts openly, framing them as natural features of an extraordinary alliance. Netanyahu maintained throughout that Israel’s operational independence remained fully intact.
On the Hormuz issue, Netanyahu dismissed Iran’s closure threats as blackmail that would fail. He proposed pipeline routes from the Arabian Peninsula to Israeli and Mediterranean ports as a permanent structural alternative. Netanyahu argued this infrastructure would create lasting energy resilience and eliminate the Hormuz chokepoint as an Iranian weapon.
Netanyahu’s final remarks focused on Iran’s visible leadership disarray. He said Mojtaba had not been seen publicly and admitted he did not know who was governing the country. Netanyahu pointed to fierce competition among Tehran’s ruling factions and concluded that this political chaos, combined with military losses, was pushing the war toward a faster-than-expected conclusion.