{"id":1802,"date":"2026-06-16T02:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2026-06-16T02:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:14:09","slug":"netanyahu-calls-iran-peace-deal-trumps-decision-but-defends-it-after-anger-from-israeli-pols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1802","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu calls Iran peace deal \u2018Trump\u2019s decision\u2019 \u2014 but defends it after anger from Israeli pols"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on full damage control Monday to defend\u00a0the US-Iran peace deal\u00a0<\/a>after facing backlash from even his own allies who slammed the agreement as a wreck.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu insisted during a news conference that Israel\u2019s war with Iran was successful after joint strikes with the US took out huge swaths of Iran\u2019s leadership and military infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe removed, for years to come, this danger hanging over us of the elimination of Israel\u2019s population,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cThat is what we did. We saved the State of Israel from annihilation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced severe backlash on Monday over the US-Iran peace deal.Ronen Zvulun\/Pool Reuters via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich slammed the deal as bad for Israel.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Netanyahu also avoided direct criticism of President Trump and the US deal \u2014 and underscored his close connections with Washington ahead of a new Israeli election in October.<\/p>\n

The prime minister notably called the peace deal \u201cTrump\u2019s decision,\u201d rather than one made together with Israel, yet he insisted he was an equal partner with the US.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have a relationship of partners who know each other,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cMany times, we agree. Sometimes we don\u2019t agree. That happens in the best families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the widespread destruction, analysts have warned that Iran\u2019s military capabilities still pose a significant threat, with many of its missile silos still\u00a0intact and being dug out<\/a>.<\/p>\n