Netanyahu claims ‘historic victory,’ says ‘we sent Iran’s nuclear program down the drain’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video address on June 24, 2025. (Screen capture/GPO) In a video statement on Tuesday summing up the war against Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel “achieved a historic victory” that would “abide for generations” following the US-brokered ceasefire to end the 12-day conflict.

He said Israel removed “two existential threats — the threat of destruction via nuclear weapons and the threat of destruction via 20,000 ballistic missiles” that Iran was moving to build. Israel would have faced destruction in the near future “if we hadn’t acted now.”

As I stated previously:

Iran probably retains the ability to build nuclear bombs.

Neither Israel nor the USA can rest easy.

The number of bombs Iran can build has probably now been capped to be no more than a dozen.

If Israel not acted, the potential number of bombs would have grown by about 20 each year. The possible build rate is probably now down to roughly one a year for up to a dozen years.

Bear in mind Tel Aviv and DC remain prime targets.

As I stated before:

Be aware that enriched uranium has to be cleared from the system so more can be produced.

The clearing would probably involve converting enriched uranium hexafluoride to a solid.

That means there almost certainly are large amounts of solidified 60% U-235 somewhere in an area the size of Texas.

Be aware that the centrifuges might be made elsewhere and transported to enrichment facilities.

There’s quite likely to be still operable centrifuges in Iran.

The Iranians only need about one percent of the number of centrifuges to convert 60% U-235 to bomb grade compared to the number needed to enrich .7% U-235 uranium to 60% U-235 uranium at industrial scale.

This is just like the Suez Crisis, where the Brits, French and Israelis were forced to back off.

“China can now continue to purchase oil from Iran”

Trump

I suspect the Chinese told Trump that China had record levels of missiles while US missile stocks were depleted and that if Israel and the US didn’t back off the Chinese would supply lots of missiles to Iran.

WIKI

Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes

Combat aircraft

Chengdu F-7 China fighter 17[33] Chinese license-built MiG-21

F-4 Phantom II United States fighter-bomber D/E/RF 64[33] 16 aircraft are configured for reconnaissance.[34] 1 lost in 2025[35]

F-5 Tiger II United States fighter F-5E 35[33] Israeli Air Force has claimed destroying two of F-5s but only has released video of destroying one of Iranian F-5s during 2025 Iran-Israel war[36]

F-14 Tomcat United States fighter / interceptor F-14A/AM[37] 41[33] Israeli Air Force has released two videos of destroying at least 5 Iranian F-14s during 2025 Iran-Israel war[38]

HESA Azarakhsh United States/Iran Light jet 6[citation needed] Light jet based on Northrop F-5

HESA Kowsar United States/Iran Light jet 4[39]

HESA Saeqeh United States/Iran Light jet 12[citation needed] Iranian reverse-engineered Northrop F-5

Mikoyan MiG-29 Soviet Union multirole 24[33] 6 used for training[33]

Mirage F1 France multirole F1EQ 12[33] Obtained from the Iraqi Air Force during the Gulf War

Sukhoi Su-24 Russia attack 21[33]

Helicopters

Bell 206 Italy utility 3[33] one used as a rotorcraft trainer

Bell 212 Italy utility 1[33]

CH-47 Chinook United States transport CH-47C 2[33]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force

Expect Iran to be buying up-to-date aircraft from China.

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