### [2026-07-26](/feed/2026/07/26/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the Iran war will end when the Iranian government either falls or gives up its nuclear program. 




### Sources:

1. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-903705)

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