Prime Minister Netanyahu said that after Iran’s proxies were defeated, it began plotting to use its “second option” – using a nuclear weapon to destroy Israel.
By World Israel News Staff
The United States and Israel jointly planned a campaign of airstrikes against Iran beginning this February, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed the timing of his decision to strike Iran’s nuclear program.
On Tuesday, Israel’s Channel 14 published an interview with Netanyahu in which the Israeli premier laid out the reasoning for and timetable of his decision to launch the 12-day war against Iran this June.
Netanyahu revealed that he had resolved to strike Iran half a year before the operation began on June 13th.
The decision was made based on the weakness of Iran’s proxies – which had long served to deter Israel from taking action against Iran directly – as well as reports that Iran had decided to pursue a nuclear weapon as the “next option” against Israel, replacing the Iran’s allies as a tool for threatening Israel.
“By now, the [pro-Iran] axis is collapsing. Hamas had suffered blows in Gaza. Hezbollah had suffered blows in Lebanon and Nasrallah was gone. The Assad regime had collapsed. The plan which they had put together to destroy Israel was shattered,” said Netanyahu.
“It wasn’t completely eliminated, but it was broken. So, what did the Iranians do? They go to their next option for the elimination of Israel, the nuclear [option].”
When asked when he notified the top security brass and his inner circle that he had decided to attack Iran, Netanyahu said: “Half a year before the operation.”
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