Netanyahu rules out diplomacy with Iran's ‘savages’, backs Trump’s economic pressure campaign
Netanyahu said he doubted that negotiations could produce an agreement with Iran’s current leadership.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out diplomatic talks with Iran, instead endorsing US President Donald Trump's strategy of economic pressure against the Middle Eastern nation. Speaking at a West Bank event for Israeli settlers, Netanyahu expressed skepticism that negotiations could yield an agreement with Iran's current leadership, labeling them "savages."
The Israeli leader praised Trump's intensified economic pressure campaign, which Trump referred to as an "economic D-Day" on August 24. Netanyahu claimed to have discussed diplomacy and a third option focusing on economic pressure with Trump during their recent meeting. The Israeli Prime Minister has previously opposed diplomatic engagement with Tehran, opposing the 2015 nuclear deal.
He also warned Iran against launching further attacks, vowing that Israel would defend itself and not allow Iran to strike. Trump and Netanyahu previously collaborated in a US-Israeli military campaign against Iran that began in late February, before a ceasefire was reached in April. The ongoing dispute between the US and Iran centers on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global energy route currently under heavy restrictions.
Iran has insisted on meeting its demands before fully reopening the waterway, including the possibility of charging passage fees. Meanwhile, Oman and Iran have been negotiating a temporary transit corridor to facilitate commercial shipping, although Iran accuses the US of obstructing the process.
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