Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the confidence of a vindicated strategist on Friday, declaring that he had known from day one that the war would end with Iran broken and that he had been proved right through twenty days of conflict that eliminated the country’s uranium enrichment and ballistic missile capabilities. He rejected claims about Israeli manipulation of US foreign policy and expressed confidence the formal conclusion of the war was approaching. Netanyahu was proud and reflective throughout the press conference.
The prime minister addressed the Trump-Israel alliance with admiration and analytical depth. 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, enriching their shared strategic thinking.
Netanyahu confirmed Israel struck the South Pars gas compound alone and disclosed Trump’s personal request to pause further strikes on Iranian gas infrastructure. He handled both facts transparently, presenting them as natural elements of a close and communicative alliance. Netanyahu maintained throughout that Israel’s military autonomy remained fully intact.
On the Hormuz question, Netanyahu called Iran’s closure threats hollow blackmail. He proposed overland pipeline routes from the Arabian Peninsula to Israeli and Mediterranean ports as a lasting structural solution. Netanyahu argued this would create durable energy resilience and permanently neutralize the Hormuz chokepoint.
Netanyahu concluded with observations about Iran’s visible leadership confusion. He noted Mojtaba had not been seen 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 conflict toward a faster-than-expected end.