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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Netanyahu: Israel is capable of hitting all Iran’s nuclear facilities, including Fordo
Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Israel can hit all nuclear facilities in Iran, including the underground nuclear site in Fordo, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a Hebrew-language interview with the Kan public broadcaster.
Asked whether Israel has the ability to destroy Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear facility without assistance from the United States, Netanyahu says, “We will achieve all our objectives and hit all of their nuclear facilities. We have the capability to do that.”
Whether US President Donald Trump “wants to join or not — that’s entirely his decision,” Netanyahu adds.
“He’ll do what’s good for the United States, and I’ll do what’s good for the State of Israel,” says the premier, before adding that “as the saying goes — every contribution is welcome.”
Fordo is buried under a mountain and widely considered to be out of reach of all but America’s “bunker-buster” bombs.
Earlier today, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel that Israel expects the US will decide on whether or not to join the offensive against Iran within the next 24-48 hours.
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