Netanyahu Vows He Will Continue Cooperation with Trump Against 'Common Enemies'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged continued collaboration with former U.S. President Donald Trump in a joint effort to confront mutual adversaries, secure the release of hostages, and further peace initiatives in the Middle East. “Thank you, President Trump, for your moving support for me and your tremendous support for Israel and the Jewish people,” Netanyahu wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. “We will continue to work together to defeat our common enemies, free our hostages, and quickly expand the circle of peace.” The post was accompanied by an image

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged continued collaboration with former U.S. President Donald Trump in a joint effort to confront mutual adversaries, secure the release of hostages, and further peace initiatives in the Middle East. “Thank you, President Trump, for your moving support for me and your tremendous support for Israel and the Jewish people,” Netanyahu wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. “We will continue to work together to defeat our common enemies, free our hostages, and quickly expand the circle of peace.” The post was accompanied by an image of Netanyahu and Trump holding hands, and came shortly after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered his first public remarks since a ceasefire agreement was reached between Iran and Israel. As The Guardian reported, in his televised speech, aired by Iranian state television, Khamenei downplayed the impact of recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict, stating: “They attacked our nuclear facilities, which of course would merit criminal prosecution in international courts, but they did nothing significant,” Khamenei said, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Responding to Trump’s earlier remarks, in which the former U.S. president claimed to have “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program, Khamenei accused him of dramatic exaggeration. “He exaggerated events in unusual ways, and it turned out that he needed this exaggeration – anyone who has heard these words has understood that there is another truth behind these words,” Khamenei said. The Supreme Leader also criticized what he described as U.S. demands for total capitulation. “The American president indicated in one of his statements that Iran must surrender. Surrender! It is no longer a question of enrichment, nor of the nuclear industry, but of the surrender of Iran,” he said. “Such an event will never happen. It will never happen.”