A day after it was reported that US president Donald Trump blocked an Israeli plan to kill Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is not ruling out eliminating Khamenei as that would only end the ‘forever war’ that Iran wants. Speaking to ABC News, Netanyahu said it (killing Khamenei) would not going to escalate the conflict. Israel was going what is needed to be done, Netanyahu said. “We’ve had half a century of conflict spread by this regime that terrorizes everyone in the Middle East; has bombed the Aramco oil fields in Saudi Arabia; is spreading terrorism and subversion and sabotage everywhere,” Netanyahu said. “The ‘forever war’ is what Iran wants, and they’re bringing us to the brink of nuclear war. In fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil.”
‘It’s basically Hitler’s nuclear team’
Netanyahu said Israel targeted Iran’s top nuclear scientists which is basically like Hitler’s nuclear team. “Today, it’s Tel Aviv. Tomorrow, it’s New York. Look, I understand ‘America First’. I don’t understand ‘America Dead’. That’s what these people want. They chant ‘Death to America.’ So we’re doing something that is in the service of mankind, of humanity, and it’s a battle of good against evil. America does, should, and does stand with the good. That’s what President Trump is doing, And I deeply appreciate his support,” Netanyahu said.US’ role and prior knowledge about Israel’s attack on Iran has emerged as a contentious issue as Trump claimed that he knew about the attack but now wants Israel and Iran to talk immediately about de-escalation.
Netanyahu says Israel is fighting US’ war
Netanyahu said it’s not only Israel’s fight, it’s also US’s fight. “For God’s sake, they chant, ‘death to Israel, death to America.’ We’re simply on their way. And this could reach America soon,” Netanyahu said.“We’re taking the action. America is supporting us in defense. Deeply, deeply appreciated. But this is a threat to the entire world,” Netanyahu said. “It’s a threat to Israel; as I said — to our Arab neighbors; to Europe; to America. They chant ‘Death to America.’ It’s though — ‘This is not your business’? This is not myopia. This is utter blindness.”“Sometimes you have to take a stand against evil. And that’s what the American people instinctively understand. Most of them, I have to say. And that’s what President Trump understands. We cannot let that happen,” he added.
