PM Netanyahu: We Launched This Operation Against Iran Because We’re Facing an Imminent Threat, a ‘Dual Existential Threat’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER Thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining so Israeli ░░░░░░░░ minister Benjamin Netanyahu Mr ░░░░░░░░ minister welcome back to ░░░░░░░░ report thank you good ░░░░░░░░ be with you Bret ░░░░░░░░ about let me start ░░░░░░░░ the beginning Why did ░░░░░░░░ launch this operation now ░░░░░░░░ Because we were facing ░░░░░░░░ imminent threat or dual ░░░░░░░░ threats One a threat ░░░░░░░░ Iran and Russia to ░░░░░░░░ and their enriched uranium ░░░░░░░░ make atomic bombs that ░░░░░░░░ in cleared the intent ░░░░░░░░ destroy us but a ░░░░░░░░ to rush to increase ░░░░░░░░ ballistic missile arsenal and ░░░░░░░░ the capacity they would ░░░░░░░░ 3600 weapons a year ░░░░░░░░ new weapons within three ░░░░░░░░ 10 000 ballistic missiles ░░░░░░░░ one weighing a ton ░░░░░░░░ in at mach six ░░░░░░░░ into our cities as ░░░░░░░░ saw today And then ░░░░░░░░ six years 20000 No ░░░░░░░░ can sustain that certainly ░░░░░░░░ the country the size ░░░░░░░░ Israel but we had ░░░░░░░░ act It was the ░░░░░░░░ hour we did act ░░░░░░░░ save ourselves but also ░░░░░░░░ think to not only ░░░░░░░░ ourselves but to protect ░░░░░░░░ world from this incendiary ░░░░░░░░ but we cannot have ░░░░░░░░ world s most dangerous ░░░░░░░░ have the world s ░░░░░░░░ dangerous weapons We are ░░░░░░░░ ourselves but by doing ░░░░░░░░ we are protecting many ░░░░░░░░