During an interview with Channel 12, Defense Minister Yisroel Katz revealed that Israel initiated its military campaign against Iran without clarity on whether President Donald Trump would join the offensive efforts.
Despite the uncertainty, Katz emphasized that Israel was certain the United States would come through when it came to defending the Jewish state. “In defense, we knew they [the US] were with us — and they did an amazing job,” Katz said.
Katz further acknowledged that Israel does not have precise intelligence on the whereabouts of all of Iran’s enriched uranium, though he asserted that the recent attacks severely crippled the regime’s ability to continue its nuclear enrichment operations. “The uranium itself, the material, was not a target for attack,” he said.
Restating what he told other media platforms, Katz added that Iran’s top cleric could have been eliminated had he been within reach. “If he had been in our sights,” Katz said, “we would have assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
{Matzav.com Israel}