In the press conference hosted by the two leaders, Trump appeared to dutifully echo familiar talking points of Netanyahu’s. “Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again,” Trump said. View image in fullscreen The Natanz nuclear complex in Iran, which was bombed by Israel during the 12-day war in June 2025. What is clear from what has subsequently emerged is that Netanyahu – a self-styled “expert” on Iran – and the wider Israeli military establishment were fully invested in their pitch of an easy war. Another article in the same paper said Israel’s military planners had stockpiled missile interceptors for a war they assumed would last three weeks at most.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2026 12:10 UTC