Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the war with Iran is “not over,” despite ongoing diplomatic efforts and limiting Tehran’s nuclear activities. His comments came shortly after Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal for a peace agreement, calling it “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” The comments arrive amid growing concern over rising global energy prices following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran war is ‘not over’
In a recorded interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel and the United States still had major concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme and military capabilities. “There’s still nuclear material, enriched uranium that has to be taken out of Iran,” he said. “There is still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled, there’s still proxies that Iran supports, there are ballistic missiles that they still want to produce… there’s work to be done.”
Asked how the U.S. and Israel would remove the nuclear material, Netanyahu replied: “You go in, and you take it out.” The Israeli leader’s comments suggest that military and strategic goals remain unfinished despite international pressure for de-escalation. Israel and the U.S. have repeatedly stated that any long-term agreement must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons capabilities.
Additionally, Donald Trump’s rejection of Iran’s latest counteroffer has further complicated negotiations. In a post on Truth Social, the president dismissed Tehran’s proposal in emphatic terms, writing that it was “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Iran refused to fully accept U.S. demands related to its nuclear programme and stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Tehran instead proposed separate nuclear talks and suggested that part of its enriched uranium be diluted while the remainder be transferred to a third country.
Under the reported proposal, the uranium would be returned to Iran if the U.S. withdrew from the agreement. Iran also reportedly sought an end to the U.S. blockade of its ports in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. The U.S. is seeking guarantees that Iran will permanently halt its nuclear programme as part of any peace agreement.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.
