Netanyahu says Israel stopped Iran getting nuclear bomb, destroyed infrastructure

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel has successfully prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and has destroyed its nuclear infrastructure. Speaking at the Jerusalem News Syndicate (JNS) International Policy Summit, Netanyahu asserted that Israel's actions over the past year, including "Operation Rising Lion" and "Operation Roaring Lion," eliminated an existential danger.

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Iran will never have nuclear weapon while I'm PM.

Netanyahu detailed the "largest airstrike" in Israel's history, conducted with U.S. partnership, which he claimed destroyed Iran's nuclear facilities and killed "20 of their top nuclear scientists." He emphasized that removing scientists makes nuclear weapon development difficult and inflicted "hundreds of billions in damage" on the IRGC, potentially crippling their recovery.

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They would have had a nuclear weapon, an atomic bomb to do so. We prevented that from happening.

Challenging past assumptions, Netanyahu stated Israel changed its security doctrine, now initiating attacks and surprising enemies who seek its destruction. He also cited successes against Hamas, including the elimination of leaders like Sinwar and Haniyeh, and the recovery of all Israeli hostages. Furthermore, he detailed operations against Hezbollah, including the "beeper operation" and the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, stating that 90% of Hezbollah's rockets and missiles were destroyed, and security zones were established around Israel's borders.

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We prevented that.