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Add as preferred source on GoogleNetanyahu stated that Israel informed the US of its plans to attack Iran, leaving the US response to President Trump, who opposes Iran's nuclear capabilities.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran before carrying them out.
"I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time. They knew about the attack. What will they do now? I leave that to President (Donald) Trump. He makes his decisions independently," Netanyahu said in a recorded video message.
"I am not going to speak for him (Trump). He does that very convincingly and assertively. He said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, they cannot have enrichment capabilities."
(Reporting by Maayan LubellEditing by Gareth Jones)
Netanyahu stated that Israel had informed the United States about its plans to attack Iran ahead of time, indicating that they were aware of the attack.
Netanyahu mentioned that he would not speak for Trump, but acknowledged that Trump makes decisions convincingly and assertively regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities.
According to Netanyahu, Trump has stated that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons or enrichment capabilities.
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