Netanyahu: Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or produce ballistic missiles
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Via: vic-eldred • 8 months ago • 31 commentsBy: OAN Staff Katherine Mosack and Brooke Mallory
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Addressing a press conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the sustained aerial campaign by Israel and the United States has stripped Iran of its ability to enrich uranium and produce ballistic missiles.
Marking the 20 th day of the conflict, Netanyahu expressed high confidence in the campaign’s trajectory, asserting on Thursday in Jerusalem that joint U.S.-Israeli operations maintain a decisive tactical advantage.
“We are winning, and Iran is being decimated. What we’re destroying now are the factories that produce the components to make these missiles and to make the nuclear weapons that they’re trying to produce … Khamenei had ordered the renewal of missile and nuclear programs, and to bury them deep underground. We are acting not only to destroy the remaining missiles — as few remain — but to destroy the industries that enable the production of these programs, and already now, after 20 days, I can announce to you that Iran has no ability to enrich uranium and has no ability to produce ballistic missiles,” Netanyahu announced.
Iran’s nuclear program was the focus of the strikes that began in Tehran, its capital city, on February 28 th . The U.S. labeled the operation “Operation Epic Fury,” while Israel labeled it “Operation Roaring Lion.” Iran’s leader, Khamenei, was confirmed dead less than 24 hours after the attacks, along with dozens of members of his Islamic regime.
Trump released a video on the same day, warning the Iranian people to stay sheltered as combat continued, but to eventually “take over” their government, emphasizing that it may be their only chance at freedom.
Meanwhile, looking toward the post-conflict landscape, the Israeli prime minister also expressed that the task of national reconstruction and political determination will ultimately fall to the Iranians, saying that “it’s up to the Iranian people to show that, to choose the moment and to rise to the moment.”
Additionally, Netanyahu moved to dismiss ongoing allegations that he had manipulated the United States into joining the conflict, saying, “I want to close these opening remarks with one other fake news, and that is that Israel somehow dragged the U.S. into a conflict with Iran. Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do? Come on!”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later confirmed that the operation’s timing was driven by the reality of an “imminent,” independent Israeli strike — one that would have inevitably drawn a retaliatory response against the U.S. and American interests.
According to Rubio, U.S. intelligence assessed that Iran would undoubtedly retaliate against American forces and assets in the region regardless, leading to higher American casualties if the U.S. had waited. Therefore, the U.S. chose preemptive strikes, in coordination with Israel, to mitigate that risk and protect American interests.
In his primary address on Truth Social, at the very start of the conflict, Trump announced that the objective of the military campaign was to “defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats.” At the time, the president added that he had a “good feeling” that Iran was planning a major attack on U.S. assets and personnel — backing up Rubio’s statement.
During the Thursday briefing, Netanyahu also reaffirmed that President Trump and him both “see eye to eye” on the threat posed by Iran, noting that many other world leaders have agreed with him in private discussions.
“They say that privately, but I say it publicly. The world owes a debt of deep indebtedness… to President Trump for leading this effort to safeguard our future,” said Bibi.
For months, the U.S. pursued a diplomatic resolution through indirect, third-party mediation, while Tehran consistently maintained that its uranium enrichment was strictly for “civilian purposes.” However, the technical reality told a different story.
While standard nuclear power requires only 3% to 5% enrichment (LEU), and medical research necessitates up to 20%, Iran had reportedly surged to 60% purity. In the world of nuclear physics, this is a critical threshold: reaching 60% completes the most difficult part of the process, leaving only a short technical leap to the 90% enrichment required for weapons-grade material.
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One of the world's greatest evil's is being destroyed.
I agree with the Israeli Prime Minister. Thank you President Trump.
You thought Talarico didn't have a chance against Crocket too in the Texas primary.
The Iranian's waited 37 years to get back the assets frozen by Jimmy Carter.
They will out wait Trump and Netanyahoo and miraculously have a nuclear bomb somewhere down the road, just like Israel.
You show me where I said that. I actually said that she could never win a statewide election in Texas and that the democratic party knew it and would push for Talarico to win the primary.
The Iranian's waited 37 years to get back the assets frozen by Jimmy Carter.
You mean the Shah's assets.
They will out wait Trump and Netanyahoo and miraculously have a nuclear bomb somewhere down the road, just like Israel.
They're days are numbered.
No, the Shah was Iran, until he wasn't. Now he's dead. In his lengthy time in power he spread about 4 billion in wealth around Europe to relatives and personally controlled $1 Billion in various assets which went to his family after he died. Two moments on Google would save you the embarrassment.
Soon enough, Bennie will join Yanni,
and Donald, too, will pass away to a place where neither can do any more harm to the world.
There will probably be dancing in the streets in many countries, maybe even on rooftops in Jersey City in celebration. /s
You seeded an article that Crocket was 20 points ahead of Talarico and your first comment was word salad in spite of the fact that the Democratic Party and one Kamala Harris endorsed and campaigned for Crocket.
I responded
Your welcome.
Their..........
Meanwhile, oil/fuel prices soar, products are more expensive for consumers, the national debt balloons, the rest of the world is alienated by us, including our allies, and the Middle East has become increasingly volatile.
Yeah, thank you Trump >sarc< 🙄
The prize comes with cost. In this case it is well worth it.
What exactly is the "prize?" Sometimes the cost is too high and costs keep rising.
The prize is finally eliminating an evil regime that has been at war in one way or another with the US for over 47 years. A regime that was absolutely determined to build a nuclear bomb and use it against Israel and the US. It has to be a bigger prize that Reagan's defeat of the Soviet Union.
You seem unsure about it?
We haven't been at war with Iran. It's also short sighted. At best we'll create a power vacuum for another regime to fill. Threats of war has been used for fear mongering and justification for attacking. This is just the Iraq War BS all over again.
On day one they took hostages. They have been behind the deaths of thousands of US soldiers. They are ideologues dedicated to death to American.
As of right now they are close to the end.
Their only hope is the American left.
A worse one, ISIS K, is waiting to fill that vacuum now.
Wishful thinking
Yes, Trump and MAGA work on beliefs and wishes.
Given history, it's a distinct possibility.
Hilarious. You give them too much credit. This war only justifies and feeds any hatred towards America. Their capabilities were always lacking too. And now the entire region destabilizes further and we're forced to eat the costs and damage to our reputation. It's Iraq all over again.
More like stupidity and irrationality.
Here is my opinion.
It is naive to presume that we are going to eliminate the complex, multi-dimensional threat posed by Iran. We can temporarily limit them, and we might be able to disrupt the authoritarian theocracy regime and give an opportunity for a change of power and hope that the change is an improvement.
What we should have done (and should do) is build a coalition designed to keep Iran in check. That coalition might have engaged in bombing, etc. and the USA might have led the charge. We should think twice before acting unilaterally and never should this be done on the whim of one man — especially a buffoon like Trump.
This just screams irrational bias. Blaming everything one dislikes on an amorphous boogeyman is irrational.
13 lives gone, dozens altered forever with critical injuries. So far.
12 Q90 Reapers shot down so far
3 F-15Es lost to "friendly fire".
1 KC135 totaled with whole crew, major damage to second KC135
5 more KC135 damaged on the tarmac by a missile.
Says someone home, safe on the sidelines.
But typical.
Passed a gas station today, Diesel is $6.00 a gallon. What do YOU think that will do to the price of goods? Trump said he would lower the price of fuel, groceries and eggs and all they have done is skyrocket? How can YOU defend this shit, Vic? Trump said that "HE" obliterated Irans ability to enrich uranium just 5 months ago, but now we need to "REobliterate" it? WTF? Is the right so fucking dumb that they can't see that this war with Iran was nothing more than a scam to throw billions into the pockets of trump donors? Iran has been screaming, "Death to America", for 48 years.....name ONE time they actually attacked the CONUS? They haven't. What a fucking mess, and pedo trump is responsible. You think he cares about the American middle class and poor? They are nothing more than a piggy bank for the rich..........AGAIN, and you support it! Really fucking sad.
it's getting pretty expensive to keep trump's child molestation and corruption scandals out of the news ...
What's sad is that a lot of people have their collective heads up Trump's @ss, preventing them from seeing What's really going on.
This in itself, would be news. A lot of people thought he was dead.
So, it took 20 days to construct a plausible justification for war that senior intelligence officials have already dismantled? Decapitating the Iranian regime had nothing to do with developing a nuclear weapon and delivery system. The talk of a popular uprising in Iran has nothing to do with uranium enrichment. One can only conclude Netanyahu is lying.
Israel lied the United States into a war of choice. With US backing, Israel replaces Iran as the dominant power in the middle east. Israel now holds unchallenged nuclear hegemony over the region. And we're supposed to believe that the Arab states will accept that change in the balance of power? Israel is going to control the flow of oil?
There's nothing Israel can do to open the Strait of Hormuz. There's no way Israel can protect oil infrastructure. Israel doesn't have the wherewithal to march into Iran to recover enriched uranium. Iran is too large for Israel to occupy territory and support a popular uprising. Israel only has the resources to destroy. Israel cannot contribute to rebuilding without endangering its own defense.
The attacks on Iran didn't have anything to do with threats to the Arab states, threats to oil commerce, threats to Europe, or threats to the United States. The war with Iran has always been about Israel. Netanyahu creating justifications at this late date means Israel is ready to dump the consequences of the war onto the United States. President Trump walked into the trap with his eyes focused on his own navel. And now Trump is left holding the bag. No allies are willing to bail out Trump and Israel is obviously preparing to withdraw.
In the end, Netanyahu got his war, Trump got his headlines, and the American taxpayer just got dragged into another quagmire.
Cheltenham HS in Wyncote PA was famous because of two graduates, Reggie Jackson and Yanni Netanyahu.
After Yannis' death in 1976, Alumni of Cheltenham HS and La Salle HS started playing annual touch football games every Thanksgiving in remembrance of Yanni, everyone's hero of Entebbe.
In 77 or 78 Benjie shows up and tries to stop certain individuals from not playing or having not checked with him or his family, he didn't want the tribute to continue, it got physical.
He lost that fight but I will never forget that day and hope I out live the bastard just to dance on his grave someday.
So what does this mean ... the war is now over?
Was this the objective?
Oh, that's easy, milk the middle class to put billions/trillions into the poor billionaires. God forbid they should have to downgrade from 3 ply to 2 ply.
Don't eff with my Charmin. Evah!