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Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's longest-serving prime minister; leading a multi-front war against Iran and Hezbollah while managing a rupturing alliance with Washington.
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#1228 Jun
Authorised the pause on Iran targeting while preserving Israel's Lebanon operational freedom
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Israel halt, minus Lebanon#1228 Jun
Received public presidential rebuke after authorising Karun strike over US objection
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump turns his threat on Netanyahu#1218 Jun
Israel hits Iran after Trump said no
Iran Conflict 2026#1162 Jun
Mentioned in: Lebanon talks open as the line moves
Iran Conflict 2026#1151 Jun
Stood down Beirut strike operation but continued Zaharani ground advance
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump halts Israel's strike on Beirut#1161 Jun
Mentioned in: Israel takes Beaufort Castle above the Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#10824 May
Objected directly to Trump in a call on 24 May that the Lebanon war-end clause would constrain Israel's campaign
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon clause hands Israel a deal veto#10624 May
Three powers tell three uranium stories
Iran Conflict 2026#10521 May
Received private US assurance that any settlement would require Iranian HEU export
Iran Conflict 2026: Khamenei orders the uranium to stay#872 May
Mentioned in: 41 killed in southern Lebanon strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#8126 Apr
Told ministers that Hezbollah violations are 'in practice, dismantling the ceasefire'
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel evacuates seven southern Lebanon towns#8226 Apr
Israeli strikes kill 14 north of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump extends Lebanon ceasefire three weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Told cabinet Israeli troops would not withdraw from 10km buffer inside Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu refuses Lebanon withdrawal on Day 4#7419 Apr
#7418 Apr
Mentioned in: India warns Iran after tankers fired on with clearance
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Told cabinet IDF would not withdraw from southern Lebanon and ceasefire excluded Hezbollah
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon truce frays on day one#7116 Apr
Told ministers he agreed to the ceasefire at Trump's request but learned of the announcement from the media
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon ceasefire announced on Truth Social#7216 Apr
#7216 Apr
#6612 Apr
Mentioned in: IDF kills 18 in Lebanon as talks end
Iran Conflict 2026#7411 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei recovering, governing by audio conference
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Pakistan Host Neutrality Blown on X
Iran Conflict 2026#6510 Apr
Half of Iran's missiles survive, WSJ reports
Iran Conflict 2026#6510 Apr
Ghalibaf names three ceasefire breaches
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Hezbollah Missile Hits Tel Aviv Range
Iran Conflict 2026#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Israel kills 254 in largest Lebanon operation
Iran Conflict 2026#628 Apr
Lebanon clause splits three signatories on day one
Iran Conflict 2026#541 Apr
Trump declares war won, orders pullout
Iran Conflict 2026#541 Apr
IAEA rejects Trump's war victory claim
Iran Conflict 2026#5230 Mar
Trump says taking Iran's oil is his goal
Iran Conflict 2026#5128 Mar
Vance rebuffs Netanyahu on regime change
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Katz: IDF holds all land south of Litani
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
endorsed framework while IDF tempo unchanged
Iran Conflict 2026: Israeli generals fear a deal too soon#4623 Mar
Conveyed Trump's diplomatic rationale
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump delays grid strikes, claims deal#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF kills Radwan commander in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
HRW finds three war crimes in Lebanon
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Netanyahu backs Trump's 48hr ultimatum
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Mentioned in: Brent peaks at $126 — record war high
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Governed Israel as Iranian missiles struck Dimona, wounding 40
Iran Conflict 2026: Dimona struck: 40 wounded, reactor safe#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC spokesman killed in Tehran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Benefited from second US Marine deployment to the theatre
Iran Conflict 2026: USS Boxer sails with second MEU#4419 Mar
Mentioned in: US hits Natanz again; no radiation leak
Iran Conflict 2026#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC fires 66th wave in 21 days
Iran Conflict 2026#4218 Mar
Governed as IAEA revealed Iran's previously unknown fourth enrichment site
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA reveals fourth Iran enrichment site#4218 Mar
Claimed Iran lost all nuclear and missile capacity; contradicted by IAEA
Iran Conflict 2026: IAEA contradicts Netanyahu nuclear claim#4218 Mar
Claimed Israel was helping reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026: Brent touches $119 before falling back#4218 Mar
Signalled ground operations required to achieve regime change in Iran
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu: revolution needs ground ops#4218 Mar
Netanyahu: Trump halted energy strikes
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Authorised strike killing Iran's Intelligence Minister Khatib
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills intelligence chief Khatib#4116 Mar
Ordered IAF strike on Iran's South Pars gas field
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel hits South Pars gas field#4016 Mar
Granted IDF and Mossad blanket pre-approval for targeted killings
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu grants blanket kill authority#4016 Mar
Authorised IDF to publicly name Mojtaba Khamenei as a kill target
Iran Conflict 2026: IDF names Mojtaba Khamenei as target#4016 Mar
Continued offensive as Trump rejected all Pentagon-proposed off-ramps
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp#4116 Mar
Conducted South Pars strike that Trump publicly denied prior knowledge of
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump denies knowledge of South Pars hit#3815 Mar
Led government as Herzog urged Europe to back Hezbollah's eradication
Iran Conflict 2026: Herzog: eradicate Hezbollah#3815 Mar
Faced joint rebuke from five Western allies over Lebanon ground offensive
Iran Conflict 2026: Five Western allies break with Israel#3815 Mar
Continued Lebanon offensive as civilian death toll reached 850
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon: 850 dead, 831,000 displaced#3715 Mar
Continued strikes as Iran's FM denied ever requesting a ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM: we never asked for a ceasefire#3715 Mar
Continued Lebanon offensive as civilian death toll reached 850
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon: 850 dead, 831,000 displaced#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: Beijing sends envoy, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Agreed only to spare Beirut airport, rejecting all other US requests
Iran Conflict 2026: Spare the airport and nothing else#3514 Mar
Pressed regime change aim as Trump publicly doubted its feasibility
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump: regime change a very big hurdle#3614 Mar
Appointed Dermer to Lebanon file; rejected President Aoun's direct talks offer
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu taps Dermer, rejects Aoun#3311 Mar
Conceded uncertainty over killing Khamenei and Qassem at press conference
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu concedes doubt on victory#318 Mar
Israel brands Mojtaba a tyrant
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Authorised IDF to threaten killing any Iranian succession candidates
Iran Conflict 2026: IDF vows to kill Iran succession picks#307 Mar
Ordered strikes on 30 Iranian fuel depots, blacking out Tehran with smoke
Iran Conflict 2026: Smoke from 30 depots blacks out Tehran#307 Mar
Expanded fuel depot strikes far beyond what the US had been briefed
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel's fuel strikes exceeded US plans#297 Mar
Pressed regime change aims despite direct Chinese diplomatic warning
Iran Conflict 2026: Wang Yi warns against Iran regime change#286 Mar
Declared regime change an explicit Israeli war aim for the first time
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu makes regime change a war aim#225 Mar
Benefited as Trump's public rejection collapsed Iran's back-channel attempt
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump's 'Too Late!' kills Iran's channel#225 Mar
Demanded the White House disclose whether secret Iran talks were underway
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu asks White House: Iran talks?#123 Mar
Coordinated opening strikes on Iran with US prior knowledge and pre-emption
Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio: US knew Israel would strike Iran#153 Mar
Escalated Lebanon ground push as Katz ordered 91st Division to advance
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel pushes 91st Division into Lebanon#123 Mar
Declared publicly he had yearned to strike Iran for 40 years
Iran Conflict 2026: Netanyahu: 'yearned to do this 40 years'#92 Mar
Launched Lebanon offensive after securing Trump's green light
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel mobilises for Lebanon offensive#92 Mar
Mentioned in: Hezbollah strikes IDF base in Haifa
Iran Conflict 2026#61 Mar