A direct and open confrontation with Iran has been simmering as Israel’s war on Hamas continues. American officials have also stated what Netanyahu said, that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. Last June, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nukes.
Iran has had a central role in Israel’s war with Hamas through its proxies: Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as well as Hizballah and the Houthis.
“Netanyahu: We’re attacking Iran directly,” by Lazar Berman, Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2024:
Netanyahu is asked if he feels he has anything to apologize for regarding the events surrounding October 7. He says the way the question was framed is designed “to stain” him.
“Nobody is immune from mistakes, including me,” he says, but then again criticizes the reporter. “I’ll continue to fight Hamas, and you’ll continue to fight me,” he says. “That’s the division of work,” he says, between him and the TV studios.
In response to another reporter, who asks why Israel is sufficing with attacks on Iran’s proxies rather than attacking Iran directly, Netanyahu responds, “Who says we aren’t attacking Iran? We are attacking Iran.”
“Iran has further phases to go through that I won’t detail” on the path to nuclear weapons,” he says. “I am obligated as the prime minister of Israel to do everything to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear weapons.”
Asked about the progress of the war, he says 16 or 17 of Hamas’s 24 battalions have been destroyed. “After that, there is the [phase] of clearing the territory [of remaining gunmen]. The first action is usually shorter, the second usually takes longer.”
He derides talk of holding elections at a time of war — with campaigns that would “divide the people rather than uniting the people… Are people seriously suggesting elections?”….
Walter Sieruk says
The State of Israel has every right to engage in the strategy of a preemptive strike against that hostile and menacing Islamic regime of Iran. To take out by military force Iran’s ability attaining nuclear weapons is the appropriate and necessary thing to to do . It’s a basic and important action of self -defense.
As the former US President , so rightly and wisely ,declared .”The right of self-defense never ceases . It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and individuals .”
Walter Sieruk says
Its a very good idea to have that Air Force of the State of Israel make a preemptive strike against that threating Islamic tyranny of Iran., which is so very hateful that its Muslim heads in power in that Islamic regime have the theme ,they the keep repeating and posting which is “Death to Israel” ans they call Israel “the little Satan” and America “the great Satan”
Hudders. says
Turn the criminal. evil islamic sponsor of terrorism to molten glass.
Otherwise one day they will do it to Israel.
bagsgroove says
Turn the iranian mullahs into molten shards of shitty glass,and free the iranian civilians for islamic slavery !
Siddi Nasrani says
Could this be the opening scenario of the end time’s, the battle of Armageddon ?
tim gallagher says
Go Israel. I hope they smash that evil, barbaric regime in Iran and free the people there from those knuckle dragging scum, the mullahs. It is well and truly time that that regime in Iran was dealt a massive blow before they do manage to get nuclear weapons.
tgusa says
Take it directly to the honchos, the top dogs, and many Iranians will support you. It shouldn’t be hard as there will be bug out tunnel complexes and hidey holes wherever they are.
Statler says
@Ms. Williams:
You write: ‘Last June, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nukes.’ This must be double speak, not on your part, but on the part of Mr. Blinken, or better yet: on the part of Biden, because they have continually opposed military intervention and have been extremely reticent (to put it mildly) with the delivery of the weaponry necessary for the job.
Statler says
And the double speak was made worse several times, for example just recently, when Biden himself (and of course Blinken too) engaged in extreme ‘financial jihad’, dishing out billions of US tax dollars to the Iranian mohamedans. That, for sure, wasn’t the first time. Can you imagine the US president himself engaging in jihad?
Statler says
And I mean those are not my words, but the words of the head honcho of hamas. I wonder how much of that money forms a kick-back for Biden c.s..