Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered one of his most expansive defences of the ongoing war with Iran, framing it as a defining global struggle rather than a regional conflict. Speaking amid intensifying strikes and mounting economic fallout across the Gulf, Netanyahu repeatedly cast Israel’s actions as part of a wider effort led alongside the United States to counter what he described as an existential threat.
The remarks come as the conflict, launched on February 28 with backing from the United States, approaches its third week. Iran’s retaliatory strikes on key energy infrastructure have rattled global markets, while diplomatic calls for restraint continue to grow across Europe and the Middle East.
