Overview
- The Israeli prime minister said 20 days of coordinated attacks had wiped out Iran’s enrichment and missile-production capacity and had severely degraded its missile and drone arsenal.
- Reuters noted that Netanyahu did not provide proof for the asserted loss of Iran’s enrichment capability, and independent verification was not presented in the coverage.
- Netanyahu said Israel struck Iran’s South Pars (Asaluyeh) gas field on its own and that President Trump asked Israel to hold off on further attacks on that site.
- He rejected allegations that Israel dragged the United States into the conflict, emphasizing close coordination with Washington and asserting that Trump acts on U.S. interests.
- Iran continued retaliatory launches and threatened tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which Netanyahu called blackmail as he said Israel is assisting U.S. efforts to keep the waterway open.