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Netanyahu: U.S.-Israel Strike on Iran Turned ‘Never Again’ into Reality, Dealt ‘Regime of Terror’ Hardest Blow
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Monday that the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran has turned the longstanding pledge of “Never Again” into reality, saying the strikes dealt the regime “the hardest blow in its history” and prevented a second Holocaust.
Speaking at Israel’s state Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Netanyahu framed the ongoing campaign against Iran as the fulfillment of a commitment he has repeated for years, insisting that the Jewish state would never again face annihilation.
“Year after year, I stood here and pledged: we will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons,” Netanyahu said, adding, “As Prime Minister of Israel, I promised — there will not be a second Holocaust. This year, we turned that promise into reality.”
The ceremony, marking the beginning of Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, was held under security constraints and broadcast nationally, honoring the six million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany while underscoring Israel’s present-day security challenges.
Netanyahu centered his remarks on what he described as a historic reversal of Jewish vulnerability, contrasting the helplessness of Jews during the Holocaust with the military strength of the modern State of Israel.
“During the Holocaust, we were an abused people crying out in agony,” he said. “Today, we have a state which is stronger than ever, which roars with power.”
Netanyahu said Israel, in coordination with the United States, had delivered “the hardest blow in that regime’s history,” adding that Iran’s military infrastructure and strategic assets had been significantly reduced.
He said the campaign — known in Israel as Operation Roaring Lion and in the United States as Operation Epic Fury — followed earlier strikes that targeted Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and missile production, culminating in what he described as the systematic destruction of its enrichment and weapons capabilities.
“We have succeeded in crushing the nuclear program and crushing the missile program,” Netanyahu said in a televised address, adding that Iran “no longer has a single functioning enrichment facility,” while its missile production capacity has largely “vanished.”
Framing the stakes in stark historical terms within the context of the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign, Netanyahu warned that without such action, Iran’s nuclear sites could have become synonymous with the Nazi death camps.
“Had we not acted, the names Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan and Parchin might have been remembered like Auschwitz, Treblinka, Majdanek and Sobibor,” he said.
He also invoked the recurring historical question of whether earlier intervention could have prevented the Holocaust, dismissing such counterfactuals and emphasizing the need for decisive action in the present.
“There are no ‘what ifs’ in history,” Netanyahu said. “The terrible disaster happened … Six million of our brothers and sisters were murdered.”
“Given all this,” he continued, Israel is acting to ensure that “future generations will not ask what if, with a sense of missed opportunity.”
Netanyahu detailed Israel’s ongoing multi-front campaign against what he described as the “Iranian axis of evil,” citing operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Judea and Samaria, as well as targeted strikes against senior militant leaders.
“For two and a half years, we have been systematically crushing the Iranian axis,” he said, arguing that the campaign has reversed decades of Iranian efforts to encircle Israel through proxy forces and advanced weapons programs.
The prime minister also emphasized the unprecedented level of coordination with Washington, describing Israeli and American forces operating “wing to wing” in the skies over the Middle East.
“Who could have imagined 80 years ago that our pilots would defend the Middle East alongside American pilots,” he said, calling the partnership a historic alignment that has reshaped the regional balance of power.
Netanyahu said the impact of the campaign extends beyond Israel’s immediate security, arguing that the country, together with the United States and allied nations, is defending the broader Western world.
“Together, we are defending not only ourselves, but the entire world,” he said.
Turning to Europe, Netanyahu warned that the continent has failed to internalize the lessons of the Holocaust, charging that it is losing control of its identity, its values, and its commitment to defend civilization from barbarism.
“Europe is infested today with a deep moral weakness,” he added, arguing that Israel’s actions underscore the necessity of drawing a sharp distinction between good and evil.
Netanyahu also reflected on a recent meeting with Holocaust survivors ahead of the ceremony, telling them that Israel’s military strength and strategic alliances ensure that the Jewish people will no longer face existential threats without the ability to respond.
“Today, we are the ones hunting the oppressors,” he said. “We have prevented them from realizing their plan of destruction … There will not be another Holocaust.”
He concluded by describing the State of Israel as the culmination of a historic transformation “from Holocaust to rebirth,” saying it will continue to serve as a “beacon of liberty, progress and prosperity.”
US rejects Iranian request for another meeting in Pakistan
According to information obtained by Israel Hayom, the US is not willing to set another date for talks with Iran at this stage. At the same time, grim economic data point to a sharp deterioration and an increasing pressure to renew contacts with the Americans.
Immediately after the breakdown of the Iran-US talks in Pakistan, the Pakistanis began trying to arrange another meeting in Islamabad. While those efforts by the Pakistani mediators were being reported, information obtained by Israel Hayom shows that at this stage the Americans are not prepared to set another date for talks.
The US intends to fully leverage the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Washington's precondition was the full reopening of the strait, as had previously been agreed, a condition the Iranians did not meet.
According to CNN, senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration are discussing a possible additional meeting with the Iranians, in Geneva or in Islamabad.
Iran's regime, led by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has almost no reserves left to continue the fighting, according to assessments by diplomatic and security officials in the US and the Middle East. Those officials say the situation is expected to worsen further if the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and that Iran's political leadership is therefore likely to press the Guard's leadership to renew contacts with the US in order to secure relief.
Differences between senior Guard commanders Ahmad Vahidi and Ali Abdollahi and the civilian political leadership are deep, and growing. Their refusal to allow Foreign Minister Masoud Pezeshkian and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to discuss the nuclear issue without an immediate return in the form of sanctions relief was what led to the collapse of the talks in Pakistan.
Reports indicate that Iran's Finance Ministry and central bank are sending Pezeshkian daily warnings about the state of the economy and that Iran will struggle to recover even if the war ends now, unless sweeping reforms are introduced and resources are redirected toward the economy.
According to a report by opposition-linked Iran International, officials at the central bank of the Islamic Republic warned the government that if the current situation continues, inflation will reach 180% and another 2 million people will join the ranks of the unemployed. The report said central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati stressed to Pezeshkian that Iran must reach an agreement with the US and lift internet restrictions in order to improve the economic situation.
Hemmati took part in the talks in Islamabad and presented Iran's demand for sanctions to be lifted and frozen assets to be released. He made clear that without immediate income, large parts of Iran's population would face the danger of hunger.
The Americans made clear that they would be prepared to release the frozen funds, provided the money was directed to civilian needs. The economic discussion made no progress because of disagreements over the nuclear issue and over Iran's refusal to reopen Hormuz, as it had undertaken to do as a condition for a ceasefire.
The intelligence also points to the collapse of Iran's second economy, the one run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Guards control numerous companies that dominate Iran's energy sector, including oil exports, as well as mining, aviation, pharmaceuticals, heavy industry and more. Almost all of those sectors, except oil, have nearly ceased operating. The meaning is a reduction in the regime's offensive capabilities.
Another aspect, no less important, is the freezing of bank accounts and financial assets belonging to companies tied to the Guards and to their senior figures, meaning a direct blow to the personal wealth of the Guard's top brass.
THIS IS HOW A REGIONAL CONFLICT GOES GLOBAL IN A FOURTH TURNING
Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun today:
“We have trade and energy agreements with Iran. We expect others not to interfere in our affairs. The Strait of Hormuz is open to us.”
This is a direct response to the US naval blockade on Iran. China is not asking. China is stating.
The US can blockade all it wants. China will still send its ships. Still buy its oil. Still protect its interests.
The empire just got put on notice. The Strait of Hormuz is not American water. And China is not backing down.
This is how a multipolar world fights back. Not with threats. With facts. The strait is open to China. Period.
China just drew the line. The US can blockade Iran, but they cannot block China. That’s the message. Clear. Public. No room for misinterpretation. Now the empire has to decide: back down or escalate. Either way, the era of uncontested US naval dominance just hit a wall. And that wall has Chinese warships behind it.