'Sometimes Trump & I don't see eye to eye': Netanyahu admits fallout with US prez over Iran war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has openly discussed his past differences with former U.S. President Donald Trump, particularly concerning policy towards Iran. Netanyahu acknowledged that while they often agreed, there were instances where their views diverged significantly.

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Many times we see eye to eye, and there are also cases in which we see less eye to eye. I am responsible for Israel’s security interests. I stand up for them.

"Many times we see eye to eye, and there are also cases in which we see less eye to eye. I am responsible for Israel’s security interests. I stand up for them," Netanyahu was quoted as saying by the Times of Israel. He emphasized his primary duty to protect Israel's security, even if it meant challenging U.S. positions.

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The most important thing is that we saved the State of Israel from the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Netanyahu credited the joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran with averting what he described as the Islamic Republic's threat of "nuclear annihilation." He stated that this action had removed an existential danger that would have put millions of Israeli citizens at risk of mass death.

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And what would that mean? It would mean that millions of Israeli citizens -- you who are hearing me now -- all of you would have been in terrible danger of mass death... And we have pushed away from us, for years, this danger of the annihilation of Israel's population.

Furthermore, Netanyahu reiterated his firm stance that Iran would never be permitted to acquire nuclear weapons, regardless of any international agreement. He asserted that Israel had successfully countered both the nuclear and missile threats posed by Iran, thereby pushing away the danger of annihilation for its population for years to come.

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With an agreement or without one, Iran will not have nuclear weapons.