🇮🇱 NETANYAHU OUTLINES ISRAEL’S IRAN OBJECTIVES: Netanyahu told Newsmax that Iran must be weakened as much as possible to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. He said Israel aims to stop Iran from possessing intercontinental ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads.
Netanyahu said Israel has passed the halfway point in terms of its objectives in Iran, though not necessarily in terms of time. He added that Iran will emerge from this war much weaker, while Israel will emerge stronger.
Netanyahu said Iran is attacking Gulf countries to pressure Washington into stopping the war and allowing it to produce nuclear weapons. He also said there are military solutions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz led by the US, but declined to elaborate.
♟️ ISRAELI OFFICIAL SAYS THE IDF IS SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH THE US: An Israeli security official told the Broadcasting Authority that the IDF is providing the United States with intelligence ahead of a potential American ground operation in Iran.
🗣️ IRANIAN OFFICIAL THREATENS US FORCES OVER KHARG ISLAND: Mohammad Reza Aref, Iran’s First Vice President, said: "Trump can decide to send his soldiers to Kharg Island, but the decision to return them is not in his hands. Because no one returns home from hell".
‼️ TRUMP SIGNALS A COMING RESPONSE TO THE HAIFA REFINERY ATTACK: When asked how he would react to Iran’s attack on Israel’s oil refinery, President Trump said: "You'll see shortly". Trump also told the New York Post that a response to the attack on the refineries in Haifa would be seen soon.
🔥 FIRE REPORTED AT TABRIZ PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY AS OIL PRICES RISE: A fire was reported at the Tabriz petrochemical facility, the largest petrochemical complex in northwest Iran.
🇺🇸 WHITE HOUSE SAYS TALKS WITH IRAN ARE CONTINUING DESPITE PUBLIC DENIALS: President Trump said: "We will soon verify whether the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament is ready to cooperate with us". He confirmed negotiations with Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
🇺🇸 LEAVITT SAYS PRIVATE TALKS CONTINUE AND WARNS OF MILITARY CONSEQUENCES: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “Despite false reports, negotiations with Iran continue. Joint forces of the United States and Israel control the skies and have established air superiority over Iran.” She also said: “Despite all the public statements coming from the regime, and the inaccurate reports, the talks are ongoing and progressing well. What is said publicly is, of course, very different from what is conveyed to us privately.”
Leavitt said: "Anything that they say to us privately will be tested, and we will ensure that they are being held accountable to their word. And if they are not, the president has laid out the military consequences that the Iranian regime will see if they don’t hold true to the words that we are hearing privately, behind the scenes."
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