Netanyahu claims Iran has paid 'very heavy' price

Published June 2, 2026 Updated June 2, 2026 02:49pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Iran has already paid a “very heavy” price, adding the country will “fall in the end”.

“The price Iran has already paid is very heavy. The foundations of this terrorist regime in Iran have cracked. It will never return to what it was, and I tell you – it will fall in the end,” Netanyahu has said, according to a post on social media platform X by the PM’s office.

According to the post, Netanyahu made the remarks during the farewell ceremony for Mossad Director David Barnea.

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