Netanyahu fights for political survival after US-Iran deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has just given a news conference, trying to present the US-Israeli war on Iran as a success, as he fights for political survival after Washington reached a deal with Tehran.

Facing anger inside Israel, including from members of his own government, Netanyahu insisted that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remained his “life’s mission”.

Netanyahu said Iran had posed an “immediate danger” and said Israel had removed the threat “together with our American friends”.

Netanyahu repeated claims about Israel’s assault on Iran, even as the US deal with Tehran has left him exposed at home and under pressure from hardliners who say the war ended without delivering regime change.

Netanyahu signalled that Israel would continue its wars and military occupation across the region despite the US-Iran agreement.

He said Israel would keep fighting in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and the occupied West Bank.

Netanyahu also said Israel would continue to occupy Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.