Despite the agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a message of extreme harshness in his first public statement, warning that his army is prepared to resume hostilities immediately if deemed necessary. According to the Prime Minister, "we are prepared to return to the fight at any time it is necessary." The last-minute agreement to halt the fighting for fourteen days has been met with very different interpretations by the parties involved.
While the White House, under the administration of Donald Trump, assures that they will work with Tehran to eliminate buried enriched uranium, Iran maintains that the agreement will allow them to formalize charging fees to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. For Netanyahu, this situation does not mean the end of hostilities but rather "a pause on the path" towards achieving their strategic goals. The Israeli leader has emphasized that, although "tremendous results have been achieved" so far, there are still "more objectives to fulfill" in the war.
In this regard, he has been firm in stating that these goals will be achieved one way or another: "we will achieve them, either through an agreement or by resuming hostilities." A key point of the current situation is that the ceasefire does not extend to the northern border. Israel and the United States have made it clear that the offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon is not affected by the truce with Iran.
In fact, this Wednesday, Israel has dealt the pro-Iranian militia the "hardest blow" since the crisis of the 'bipers' in September 2024. The attacks on Lebanese territory have been particularly violent, causing the death of over a hundred people in a single day. Netanyahu has sought to highlight his harmony with the U.S. President, describing the recent actions as a "historic operation" resulting from his personal friendship with Trump. According to the Prime Minister, both have managed to "set back the Iranian terrorist regime many years."
The official narrative from Jerusalem is one of military and strategic victory. Netanyahu asserts that Iran is currently "weaker than ever" while the State of Israel is "stronger than ever." Under this premise, the Prime Minister has reaffirmed his cabinet's commitment to global security: "Together, we set out to eliminate an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the entire free world. And we are fulfilling this mission. We are carrying it out step by step, objective by objective." Despite these statements, uncertainty reigns in the region, as hours after the ceasefire was announced, new attacks were reported in the Gulf, casting doubt on the real viability of the short-term agreement.