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Netanyahu says US-Israel Strikes Kill 20 Scientists, Cripple Iran

7/26/2026

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Netanyahu Declares Iran-Setback

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said joint U.S. operations have crippled Iran's nuclear program, pushing it back years.
He claimed the strikes killed 20 of Iran's chief nuclear scientists.
Netanyahu warned any direct or proxy Iranian attack on Israel would meet a forceful response.
He also expressed willingness to extend normalization to Riyadh while traveling to Washington next week for Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral and a meeting with President Donald Trump.

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Netanyahu: War Ends

Netanyahu said the Iran war ends when the Iranian regime collapses or weakens enough to quit its nuclear program.
President Donald Trump has considered a attack on Iran but delayed it, fearing U.S. munitions depletion.
U.S. and Israeli forces did not fire at each other Saturday, breaking a prior tit-for-tat streak, while Netanyahu said Israel and the United States exchange intelligence on Iran despite lacking fresh data for the meeting.

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Netanyahu Declares Iran-Setback

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said joint U.S. operations have crippled Iran's nuclear program, pushing it back years.
He claimed the strikes killed 20 of Iran's chief nuclear scientists.
Netanyahu warned any direct or proxy Iranian attack on Israel would meet a forceful response.
He also expressed willingness to extend normalization to Riyadh while traveling to Washington next week for Senator Lindsey Graham’s funeral and a meeting with President Donald Trump.

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