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NETANYAHU TO NEWSMAX:


Trump Took Iran Seriously While Others Ignored Threat


Israeli leader says president showed amazing leadership and fortitude.


I BY CHARLIE MCCARTHY


sraeli prime minister benja- min Netanyahu praised President Donald Trump for taking serious- ly Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weap-


ons and their delivery systems and for confronting the Tehran regime. In an exclusive interview in his offi-


cial office in Jerusalem with Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, the Israeli leader said Iran’s steady progress in nuclear development had long been underestimated by Western leaders — a miscalculation that the prime min- ister suggested contributed to the war which began in March. “The question is whether the West


will wake up,” Netanyahu said. “Iran has been pursuing nuclear weapons and delivery systems for years, yet many ignored it.” Netanyahu noted Trump had been sounding the alarm on Iran for 40 years.


“Donald Trump, he said 40 years


ago. . . ‘Iran is the great danger,’” he said. “When they took over hostages in the American embassy, he said, ‘This regime has to be confronted.’” He praised Trump for taking the


threat seriously well before it became front-page news. “President Trump didn’t ignore


it,” he said. “He recognized the threat decades ago and acted decisively, including leaving the Iran nuclear deal.” Trump is adamant Iran cannot have


enriched uranium, Netanyahu said. “They still have a stock of enriched


Bibi: New Pipelines Could Bypass Oil Choke Point R


erouting energy pipelines to bypass the Strait of


Hormuz, “Iran’s geographic choke point,” is just one long- term option for the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told


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Newsmax. “Long-term solutions


include rerouting energy pipelines westward — across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean — bypassing Iran’s geographic choke point,”


Netanyahu told Newsmax’s CEO Christopher Ruddy. The Strait of Hormuz, a


narrow waterway between Iran and Oman, is one of the world’s most critical oil transit routes. Roughly 20% of the global


oil supply passes through the strait daily, making it a vital artery for international energy markets and a frequent flash point for geopolitical tensions. Any disruption — whether from conflict, blockades,


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