Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the global community on Friday with a message of relief and achievement, declaring that Iran’s nuclear program had been a threat to all of humanity and that Israel had eliminated it through twenty days of conflict that destroyed Tehran’s uranium enrichment and ballistic missile production capabilities. He rejected claims about Israeli manipulation of US foreign policy. Netanyahu was measured and globally minded throughout the briefing, framing the conflict as a service to the international community.
The prime minister addressed the Trump-Israel relationship in terms of shared global responsibility. He called their coordination historically unprecedented and framed Trump as the dominant partner. Netanyahu revealed that Trump had contributed his own independently formed and analytically sophisticated understanding of Iran’s nuclear threat to their discussions, reflecting a partnership of genuine strategic equals united by 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 facilities. He handled both disclosures transparently, treating them as natural features of a close and mature alliance. Netanyahu maintained throughout that Israel’s military autonomy remained fully intact and non-negotiable.
On the Hormuz issue, Netanyahu dismissed Iran’s closure threats as global blackmail that would not succeed. He proposed pipeline corridors from the Arabian Peninsula to Israeli and Mediterranean ports as a permanent structural solution. Netanyahu argued this infrastructure would permanently neutralize the Hormuz chokepoint and protect global energy markets from Iranian interference for decades to come.
Netanyahu concluded with analysis of Iran’s visible leadership vacuum. He noted Mojtaba had not appeared publicly and admitted genuine uncertainty about who was governing the country. Netanyahu pointed to the fierce competition for power in Tehran and concluded that this political instability, combined with devastating military losses, was driving the conflict toward a faster-than-expected conclusion.