Trump’s War Partner Soft Launches Breaking From U.S. on ‘60 Minutes’
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to gradually end Israel's reliance on U.S. financial military support, aiming to reduce the $3.8 billion annual aid to zero within the next decade.
- Netanyahu emphasized the ongoing conflict with Iran, highlighting the need to dismantle Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites, ballistic missile programs, and proxy forces.
- He suggested that removing Iran’s highly enriched uranium could be achieved physically, potentially through military means, though he declined to specify details.
- Netanyahu expressed urgency in starting the process of financial independence from the U.S. immediately, without waiting for the next U.S. Congress.
- The conflict has resulted in 13 American service member deaths and hundreds wounded since it began on February 28.