Trump says it was a ‘great honour’ to ‘destroy’ Iran’s nuclear facilities and then stop the war launched by Israel.
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Israel: Diplomacy ‘will happen soon’ following ceasefire
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon told reporters, “We will have to speak and negotiate and make sure that we will not repeat and get to the situation where we were 12 days ago, where we had a major threat in the Middle East”.
While it’s still too early to assess all the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, he said, “We know we were able to push back the programme, we were able to remove the imminent threat that we had.”
As for calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Danon said Israel hopes to renew negotiations on the truce proposal that US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff put on the table.
He added he has no doubt Israel’s ability to confront threats it faced during the conflict will lead other countries to normalise relations with his country.
In response to a question, Danon said, “I think that President
Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.”
Israel Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon [File: Stephani Spindel/Reuters]