Netanyahu always wanted to attack Iran, says CNN's Christiane Amanpour

British-Iranian journalist and CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour has stated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harbored intentions to attack Iran for decades.

Amanpour said Netanyahu never believed in diplomacy and consistently sought military action against Iran.

She further remarked that former U.S. President Donald Trump failed in all major foreign policy issues he had promised to resolve, adding that Netanyahu received authorization to strike Iran only from Trump—no other leader permitted such action.

She also noted that Iran had been confident about reaching a nuclear deal with the U.S. on Sunday, emphasizing, "You don’t give 60 days for negotiations and launch an attack on the 61st day."

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The Israeli regime’s overnight attacks on June 13 targeted Iranian territory, including civilian residential areas.

The strikes led to the assassination of senior Iranian military officials and the deaths of numerous civilians, including women and children, as residential buildings were struck in multiple Iranian cities.