Trump Says He Supports Israel Attacking Iran Again As He Welcomes Netanyahu To Mar-A-Lago

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President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago on Monday, saying he would back another Israeli attack on Iran.

Taking questions prior to his sixth meeting with Netanyahu this term, a reporter asked Trump if he would support Israel striking Iran if the latter country continues advancing its missile or nuclear programs.

“The missiles, yes. The nuclear, fast,” Trump said. “One would be yes, absolutely, the other was, we’ll do it immediately.”

Trump said he supports an Israeli attack on Iran if it continues with its missile or nuclear programs.

The president also noted that the Iranian people were expressing discontent as their country suffers from inflation, a “bust” economy, and the threat of violence or death when protesting.

“Every time they have a rioter or someone forms a group, little or big, they start shooting people. You know, they kill people,” Trump said. “They’re vicious, vicious people.”

On Sunday and Monday, protests and strikes erupted across the Iranian capital of Tehran following a historic collapse of Iran’s currency, which plunged to 1.42 million rials to the dollar on Sunday, according to the Associated Press.

Trump and Netanyahu’s last meeting focused on the Trump-brokered 20-point plan for Gaza, which led to the release of all living hostages held by Hamas and the return of the bodies of every deceased hostage except Ran Gvili’s.

Over the weekend, Gvili’s parents met with Netanyahu when he arrived in Florida and with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, and Steve Witkoff on Monday. The family called the conversation “very positive” and said that the three advisors “stressed that the return of Ran is of great importance to President Trump, and that significant efforts are being made to bring him back.” 

“We have one wonderful young man whose parents are right here now inside,” Trump said of the Gvili family. “He’s the only one left, and we’re doing everything we can to get his body back. The parents just said, hopefully he’s alive, and I said, ‘I love you to think that way.’”

Netanyahu also met with Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hours before his meeting with Trump.

Last week, Netanyahu unveiled a $108 billion plan to build an independent domestic arms industry amid ongoing debates on both sides of the aisle over foreign military aid to Israel and growing calls from some quarters to reevaluate American funding. 

Netanyahu said the investment will finance the expansion of Israel’s munitions production and other military capabilities over the next decade to “reduce our dependence on all players, including friends.” 

The United States provides Israel with roughly $3.3 billion each year, which is used exclusively to buy American defense equipment, along with an additional $500 million annually for joint missile defense programs.

Israel’s extremely cost-efficient “Iron Beam” laser system, which can shoot down missiles, mortar rounds, and drones, is expected to be delivered to the military by the end of the month. Each interception is estimated to cost as little as $2, which is a sharp decline from the Iron Dome interceptor missiles that can cost between $100,000 and $1 million each. 

The Iron Beam technology, which was developed with Israel’s Rafael Defense Industries and U.S.-based Lockheed Martin, is reportedly being shared with the U.S. Army’s directed energy program, reported Fox News.



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