Netanyahu Says Israel and US Share Iran Goal Despite Rift Talk

Current July 6 Israel-time reporting says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a July 5 interview to deny a rift with President Donald Trump over the US-Iran track. Netanyahu said the allies share the same strategic goal: Iran must give up its nuclear-weapons program, enriched material and enrichment sites, and he added that deal or no deal, Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons while he is prime minister. He also pushed back on Vice President JD Vance's claim that Trump is Israel's only powerful ally, saying Israel still has many friends while Washington remains uniquely close. Israel should welcome US diplomacy only if it verifiably dismantles Tehran's nuclear capacity and preserves Jerusalem's freedom of action.