From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Hailing Netanyahu after US strike on Iran, Trump says they ‘worked as a team’
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
“For 40 years, Iran has been saying, ‘Death to America, Death to Israel,'” US President Donald Trump says in his address to the nation, adding that the Islamic Republic has also killed thousands of Americans and others in the region.
He highlights former IRGC Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, who was responsible for many deaths, before Trump ordered his assassination in 2020.
“I decided a long time ago that I would not let this happen. It will not continue.”
Trump: I want to thank and congratulate prime minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before pic.twitter.com/6awXAHotdW
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Trump proceeds to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We worked as a team — like perhaps no team has ever worked before. And we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel,” he says.
Trump then thanks the Israeli military “for the wonderful job they’ve done” before hailing the American troops who participated in tonight’s strike against Iran.
“Hopefully, we will no longer need their services in this capacity,” Trump says.
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