US President Donald Trump has hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war hero” for ordering strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, before adding that the same title should apply to himself.Speaking in an interview aired on Tuesday with conservative commentator Mark Levin, Trump praised Netanyahu as a “good man” and credited their joint military efforts against Iran. “He’s a war hero, because we work together. He’s a war hero,” Trump said. “I guess I am too,” he added.The comments came weeks after Israel launched a series of airstrikes in mid-June on key Iranian nuclear sites in Natanz and Isfahan, killing senior military officials and several nuclear scientists. Days later, on 22 June, the United States deployed heavy bombs against Iran’s heavily fortified Fordo facility, buried deep under a mountain. A recent US assessment suggested Fordo had been badly damaged, although the full extent remains uncertain.The MAGA chief also sought to highlight his role as a global mediator. Since taking office in January, Trump claimed credit for easing tensions in conflicts ranging from Rwanda and Congo to India and Pakistan, and Thailand and Cambodia. He further pointed to brokering a ceasefire that ended nearly two weeks of strikes between Israel and Iran.“In the interview, Trump said: ‘I’ve settled six wars, and we did Iran, and I wiped out their total nuclear capability, which they would have used against Israel in two seconds if they had the chance.'”Iran insists its nuclear programme is purely civilian. Experts note that while Tehran’s enrichment capability has been set back significantly, it could potentially rebuild operations at other undisclosed sites.Iran’s Tasnim news agency dismissed Trump’s remarks on Wednesday, calling them “incoherent.”
