Katz: Israel launched war against Iran without knowing whether US would join

In an interview with Channel 12, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel launched its war against Iran without knowing whether US President Donald Trump would participate in the offensive.

However, he noted that Israel was confident the US would assist in defending the country.

“In defense, we knew they [the US] were with us — and they did an amazing job,” Katz said.

Katz also admitted that Israel does not know the location of all of Iran’s enriched uranium but claimed its military strikes destroyed Tehran’s enrichment capabilities.

“The uranium itself, the material, was not a target for attack,” he said.

Reiterating comments he made to other news outlets, Katz said Israel would have assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “if he had been in our sights.”