{"id":2400,"date":"2026-06-25T23:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2026-06-25T23:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:39:12","slug":"netanyahu-admits-he-dragged-the-us-into-12-day-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2400","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Admits He Dragged The US Into 12-Day War"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that he never asked President Donald Trump for permission before launching the first round of strikes on Iran in 2025, according to The Times of Israel.<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu said that he never asked Trump or the U.S. government about his planned strikes on Iran during the outbreak of the first round of bombing on Iran known as the 12-Day War, The Times of Israel reported, citing a translation of a speech he gave in Hebrew at the Muni Expo conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The new development emerges as the Iran War stays temporarily paused under a fragile 60-day ceasefire, with no formal peace deal officially signed between the U.S. and Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not going to let that happen. And that is why we are acting. I did not ask for permission. I simply informed him of our plan,\u201d The Times of Israel reported, citing Netanyahu\u2019s speech on Wednesday. \u201cI was pleased that he ultimately joined in toward the end of this very important action.\u201d (RELATED: Israeli Defense Researcher Suggests US Needs Another 9\/11 Following Iran Deal)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Netanyahu\u2019s comments\u00a0cast fresh light on what Marco Rubio initially suggested to the press in March when this year\u2019s U.S.-Israeli campaign began.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces,\u201d Rubio told reporters on March 2. \u201cIf we didn\u2019t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties. This had to happen, no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rubio clarified the comment a day later,\u00a0telling reporters\u00a0the president \u201cmade a decision to go first because he concluded we were not gonna get hit first.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump has a strong relationship with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and Israel has always been a great ally to the United States. There has been no greater friend to Israel and a fighter for peace than President Trump,\u201d a White House official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThe Israel Defense Forces were incredible partners in obliterating Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities with Operation Midnight Hammer and decimating Iran\u2019s military capabilities with Operation Epic Fury. Americans and our allies around the world are safer for the United States and Israel\u2019s bold actions to deny the Iranian regime the ability to develop a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A large plume of smoke rises over Tehran after explosions were reported in the city during the night on March 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The United States and Israel continued their joint attack on Iran that began on February 28. (Photo by Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe are going into Iran, because I am not going to sit around waiting for our enemies \u2013 enemies who openly declare, at the top of their lungs, that they want to destroy us, and you [America] too, by the way,\u201d The Times of Israel reported, citing Netanyahu\u2019s speech.<\/p>\n

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The Pentagon, the Israeli Embassy in Washington and the Office of the Israeli Prime Minister did not respond to a request for comment. The State Department referred to the White House.<\/p>\n

Top Israeli government officials and academics have grown more critical of America as the U.S. government works to secure a final peace deal with Iran.<\/p>\n

Israeli defense researcher Beni Sabti said the U.S. might need to suffer through an attack to renew U.S. support for Israel and remind Americans who their allies are in an\u00a0X post\u00a0on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe USA needs another Pearl Harbor or 9\/11 to remember who is the enemy and who is the friend,\u201d Sabti wrote on X, before retracting the statement.<\/p>\n

Sabti retracted the statement shortly after the DCNF published an article reporting on the X post.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTrump\u2019s agreement does not bind us. Israel is not subject to the United States, and we are an independent and sovereign nation,\u201d Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel\u2019s minister of national security, said on June 15, the Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n

The criticism from Israeli officials over the peace talks has prompted sharp responses from Vice President J.D. Vance.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time, and he happens to be the head of state of the world\u2019s superpower,\u201d Vance said on June 18 during a White House\u00a0press briefing. \u201cIf I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has also spoken about recent Israeli military action in Lebanon. (RELATED: Iran Declares Strait Of Hormuz Closed Amid Alleged Israeli Ceasefire Violations)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou can do a little softer touch, Bibi,\u201d Trump said on June 17 at the G7 summit. \u201cI\u2019m saying, when two drones are shot into the desert and dropped harmlessly, you don\u2019t have to knock down buildings in Beirut.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey [Israel] could behave better,\u201d Trump said at the G7 summit. \u201cBut they could do a much better job with Hezbollah. On that, I don\u2019t think they\u2019re doing well, and I feel very bad for Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon close to the Beaufort Castle as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Israel recently renewed its military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, just a few hours after a ceasefire had taken effect on June 20, Reuters\u00a0reported, citing Lebanese Civil Defense.<\/p>\n

Iran claimed the Israeli strikes violated the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities between Iran, Lebanon, the United States and U.S. allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war, by signing this MOU, declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,\u201d the beginning of the MOU reads. \u201cThe final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon and other provisions of this paragraph.\u201d<\/p>\n

Netanyahu has signaled that Israel does not view a U.S.-Iran agreement as ending its campaign, saying, \u201cWith an agreement, without an agreement, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. Not today, and not tomorrow,\u201d according to a June 15 X post from the Israeli prime minister\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael wants to attack Hezbollah, and they also are happy to screw up the ceasefire,\u201d Defense Priorities Policy Director Benjamin Friedman previously told the DCNF. \u201cThey pushed us into the war, and they want us to continue it, even if it tanks the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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