On July 5th, local time, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu denied the existence of a rift between himself and U.S. President Trump during an interview with Fox News in the United States, stating that the U.S. and Israel share the same stance on the Iranian issue.
He refuted Vice President Pence's claim that "Trump is the only country leader who sympathizes with Israel." He asserted, citing numerous friends of Israel, such as "the small nation of India with 140 million people."
On July 5th, local time, Netanyahu was interviewed by Fox News in the United States.
In an interview, Netanyahu said that although the negotiations with Iran pushed by Trump have been criticized by some Israeli officials, Israel and the United States share the same goals regarding Iran. “I can tell you that, whether there is a agreement or not, as long as I remain Prime Minister, Iran will not possess nuclear weapons.”
When asked if his relationship with Trump has been damaged due to the Iran issue, Netanyahu said, “I don’t think there is any rift. I believe that the United States has no greater ally than Israel, and Israel has no greater ally than the United States.”
Netanyahu said that he acts in the interests of Israel, while Trump acts in the interests of the United States, "We agree 99% of the time."
Previously, Trump said that Netanyahu “knows who the boss is”, and also said that Netanyahu has “no choice but to accept any agreement that the United States may reach with Iran”.
Regarding this, Netanyahu responded in an interview on July 5 that the US and Israel still share the same strategic goals.
We hope to see Iran give up its nuclear weapons plan," he said, "we hope to see nuclear enrichment materials removed and nuclear enrichment facilities demolished."
According to the Israel Times, on June 18th, Vance criticized Israeli officials harshly at a White House press conference for not supporting the US-Iran understanding, and accused Israeli far-right cabinet ministers of lacking gratitude for US support.
He said on that day, “Trump is the only head of state in the world who sympathizes with Israel. If I were to serve on the Israeli cabinet, I might not accuse the only powerful ally in the world.”
In an interview on July 5th, Netanyahu said that Israel has many other friends. “For example, there’s a small country called India. It has a population of 1.4 billion, and we have received tremendous support from them.”
He said, “In many countries, due to the anti-Israel and anti-Semitic content in their media and social media, many leaders call me and say, ‘I’m facing this issue with public opinion. But I want you to know that we respect you. Could we make some deals? Could you teach us some things your army does? Could we learn from your artificial intelligence and network expertise?’”
Netanyahu also said that Trump is "the greatest friend we have in the White House, and I firmly believe this to be true."
