Iran wants to kill Trump, plotted assassination: Netanyahu’s explosive claim

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Iran’s Islamic regime had plotted to assassinate US President Donald Trump, labelling him “enemy number one,” as reported.

“They want to kill him. He’s enemy number one. He’s a decisive leader. He never took the path that others took to try to bargain with them in a way that is weak,” said Netanyahu to Fox News’ Bret Baier. He also credited Trump with dismantling what he called a “fake agreement,” withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, and killing Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

According to PM Netanyahu, Trump’s strong stance on preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons made him a top target. “He made it very clear, including now, ‘You cannot have a nuclear weapon, which means you cannot enrich uranium,’” the Israeli PM said.

Netanyahu also revealed he was targeted by Iran after a missile was fired into the bedroom window of his home. He also called himself as Trump’s “junior partner” in confronting Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

The Israeli prime minister justified Israel’s aggressive military campaign, saying the nation faced an “imminent threat” of nuclear annihilation. “We were facing a dual existential threat,” he said.

“One, Iran is rushing to weaponise their enriched uranium to make an atomic bomb. Second, a rush to increase their ballistic missile arsenal to 3,600 weapons a year, within three years 10,000 missiles, and in 26 years, 20,000.” He said that no country, especially one the size of Israel, could sustain such a threat.

Netanyahu declared that Israel was not only defending itself but also protecting the world. He said that the recent offensive had set back Iran’s nuclear program “quite a bit,” and dismissed the viability of future negotiations.

Despite Iran’s retaliation with a major ballistic missile barrage targeting Israeli cities, most of which were intercepted, Netanyahu said that his country is prepared to do whatever is necessary to eliminate the nuclear and ballistic missile threat Iran poses to the world.

Netanyahu has described the operation, coined as Operation Rising Lion, as “one of the greatest military operations in history.” Addressing the Iranian people, he said they had been oppressed for 50 years by the same Islamic regime that has long threatened to destroy the State of Israel.