Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks throughout the Convention of Presidents of Main American Jewish Organisations, in Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday (February 15, 2026) he informed U.S. President Donald Trump final week that any U.S. take care of Iran should embody the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, not simply stopping the enrichment course of.
Talking on the annual Convention of Presidents of Main American Jewish Organisations, Mr. Netanyahu additionally stated Israel nonetheless must “full the job” of destroying all tunnels in Gaza. Israel, he stated, has already dismantled 150 km (93 miles) of an estimated 500 km.
A second spherical of talks between the U.S. and Iran is slated for this week. Iran is pursuing a nuclear settlement with the U.S. that delivers financial advantages for each side, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday (February 15, 2026).
Mr. Netanyahu stated he’s sceptical of a deal, but it surely should embody enriched materials leaving Iran. “There shall be no enrichment functionality – not stopping the enrichment course of, however dismantling the gear and the infrastructure that enables you to counterpoint within the first place,” he stated.
Iran and the U.S. renewed negotiations earlier this month to sort out their decades-long dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme and avert a brand new army confrontation. The U.S. has dispatched a second plane service to the area and is making ready for the potential for a sustained army marketing campaign if the talks don’t succeed, U.S. officers have informed Reuters.
Mr. Netanyahu additionally stated that he aimed to finish U.S. army support to Israel inside the subsequent 10 years, after the present 10-year deal of receiving $3.8 billion a yr, which is essentially spent in the USA on gear – ends in 2028.
On account of a thriving economic system, “we are able to afford to part out the monetary element of the army support that we’re receiving, and I suggest a 10-year drawdown to zero. Now, within the three years that stay within the current memorandum of understanding and one other seven years draw it right down to zero,” Mr. Netanyahu stated.
“We need to transfer with the United States from support to partnership,” he stated.
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