As the joint US-Israeli Operation Epic Fury continues to defang the Islamic Republic of Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday evening and said it had to be done now — before it was simply too late.
And by too late, he meant that if the mullahs got nuclear weapons and continued their bellicose, terroristic ways, we were likely to see Israel blow to smithereens and the entire world embroiled in war.
Watch:
Prime Minister Netanyahu says swift action was necessary to stop Iran from making its nuclear and missile programs untouchable, praising President Trump for taking decisive action:
— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) March 3, 2026
“The reason that we had to act now is because they were. After we hit their nuclear sites and… pic.twitter.com/Wzlw1I6P6j
Despite many Democrats’ assertions that there was no imminent threat from the murderous regime, the number one sponsor of terrorism, Netanyahu said they could not be more ill-informed. Hannity’s tweet continues:
The reason that we had to act now is because they were. After we hit their nuclear sites and their ballistic missile program, you’d think they learned a lesson, but they didn’t because they’re unreformable. They’re totally fanatical about this—about the goal of destroying America. So they started building new sites, new places, underground bunkers that would make their ballistic missile program and their atomic bomb program immune within months. If no action was taken now, no action could be taken in the future. And then they could target America. They could blackmail America. They could threaten us and threaten everyone in between. So action had to be taken. And you needed a resolute president like Donald J. Trump to take that action.
Asked about the conspiracy theories floating around on social media that say Donald Trump was his puppet and is just doing his bidding with the operation, all the prime minister could do was laugh. “That’s ridiculous,” he said.
Hannity: There are people who say you dragged Trump into this.
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 3, 2026
Netanyahu: *laughs* That’s ridiculous. Donald Trump is the strongest leader in the world. pic.twitter.com/kWUHik2zzu
Netanyahu:
[Trump] does what he thinks is right for America. He does also what he thinks is right for future generations. And frankly, we're partners in that effort, because I've devoted my life to securing the life of the one and only Jewish state, and believe me, it's been a struggle.
He went on to detail the heartbreak that he's experienced himself in battle, and that while he understood that war was awful, sometimes murderous regimes need to be taken out:
I've known the pangs of war. I lost a brother in war… in battle, I myself fought terrorists and was wounded in liberating hostages from a hijacked plane. I held a fellow soldier in my arms when I was 18, and he died in my arms.
I know the cost of war. But I know sometimes that war is necessary to protect us from the people who would destroy us. And that's what free societies have to understand.
"This is not an endless war,” he added. “This is something that will usher in an era of peace."
There will likely be more discussion and reaction to this interview, and RedState will bring it to you.
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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