Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed his country for its “historic victory” during the 12-day war against Iran.
He recently pledged to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear facilities, and the world has been reacting.
Speaking in a televised address to the nation after the start of a cease-fire agreed to by both nations, Netanyahu vowed to make sure Iran never has a nuclear weapon.
According to him, Israel takes pride in destroying Iran’s nuclear project, and if anybody makes an attempt to rebuild it, another war will resume.
“We have achieved a historic victory.
Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
We have thwarted Iran’s nuclear project. And if anyone in Iran tries to rebuild it, we will act with the same determination, with the same intensity, to foil any attempt,” he said.
He further noted that the attack on Iran named “Operation Rising Lion”, would be remembered for a very long time, and will be even studied by armies all across the globe.
The attack involved repeated strikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, killings of military and domestic security service leaders, as well as the bombing of state media and Evin prison in Tehran.
After the United States partook in the conflict with strikes of their own on Sunday, President Donald Trump disclosed that his forces dismantled Iran’s main nuclear sites.
Analysts maintain that it remains unclear whether the strikes have put the nuclear threat out of reach, with the possibility that Iran had moved its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium away from the targeted sites.
Meanwhile, Tehran has repeatedly denied seeking a nuclear weapon.
