Israel supports Trump’s Iran naval blockade, Netanyahu says
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel supports Donald Trump’s decision to impose a naval blockade on Iran, adding that his government is in full coordination with Washington on the matter.
“Iran violated the rules, President Trump decided to impose a naval blockade,” PM Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting, according to a video statement released by his office.
“We, of course, support this firm position, and we are in constant coordination with the United States.”
Lol the hypocrisy of accusing anyone of violating the rules while having an arrest warrant on his head for war crimes.
US blockade of Strait of Hormuz met with some skepticism in Israel
Netanyahu is very keen to remind the Israeli public that he is in close coordination with the US and that he is a close friend of the American president, who according to the polls is far more popular in Israel than Netanyahu.
US’s announcement that its military would blockade the Strait of Hormuz was welcomed by Netanyahu, but others in Israel have put that in doubt.
Danny Citrinowicz, the former head of the Iran desk in the Israeli Military Intelligence said that what couldn’t be achieved during five weeks of war won’t be achieved by imposing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
Moshe Yaalon, the former Israeli security minister, said that none of the objectives of the war were achieved in over 40 days of fighting and that Iran may now well conclude that acquiring a nuclear weapon is essential.
