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📰 3 sources 3 articles · 18 Oct 2026, 14:11 → 2 hours ago

Netanyahu makes eliminating the Iran threat his priority and vows to expand the Abraham Accords

In an interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placed eliminating what he described as the Iranian threat at the top of his priorities, accusing Iran of seeking to destroy Israel and the United States, of developing intercontinental ballistic missiles and of pursuing a nuclear weapon. He pledged to expand the Abraham Accords, conclude new peace treaties and build a regional axis, ahead of Knesset elections scheduled for 27 October.

📍 Where things stand: The statements remain a declared position by Netanyahu in a television interview ahead of the Knesset elections, and the coverage included no official Iranian responses or subsequent developments.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 18 Oct 2026, 14:11 In an interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said eliminating what he called the Iranian danger is his main goal during the last two years of US President Donald Trump's term. He accused Iran of seeking to destroy Israel and the United States and of developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, stressing that he will not allow it to possess a nuclear weapon.
  2. 18 Oct 2026, 14:59 In the same interview, Netanyahu added that the United States is Iran's ultimate target, and set among his priorities, should he win a new term, eliminating the Iranian threat, expanding the Abraham Accords and strengthening artificial intelligence, ahead of Knesset elections scheduled for 27 October.
  3. 18 Oct 2026, 18:18 Netanyahu pledged to eliminate the Iranian threat, expand the Abraham Accords and build a new regional axis if he wins a new term. He described the Iranian regime as an "evil force" that supports Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, and claimed that Iran seeks to threaten the United States with intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Ain Libya focused on Netanyahu's priorities during the last two years of Trump's term and on the nuclear and missile accusations; Euronews led with the warning that Iran targets America, linked it to the Knesset elections and added the artificial intelligence item; Masrawy led with the pledge to expand the Abraham Accords and build a regional axis, and with describing the Iranian regime as an "evil force" backing Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
عين ليبياEuronews.comMasrawy

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Masrawy 18:18
Netanyahu pledges to expand Abraham Accords and calls for forming a new regional axis in the Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in an interview with Fox News to eliminate the Iranian threat, expand the Abraham Accords, and build a new regional axis if he win…
Euronews.com 14:59
Netanyahu warns Iran is targeting America and makes eliminating the Iranian threat an election priority
In an interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the United States is Iran's ultimate target, citing Tehran's development of intercontinental ba…
عين ليبيا 14:11
Netanyahu sets his priorities during Trump's term: Iran first, then expanding the Abraham Accords
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News that eliminating what he described as the Iranian threat is his main goal during the last two years of …