Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was adamant that the intelligence was “absolutely clear” that Iran was on the verge of obtaining a nuclear weapon — and described himself as President Trump’s “junior partner” while defending the preemptive strikes.

Answering questions at his Hebrew-language press conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he’s “not surprised” that Iran is now calling for talks to end Israel’s attacks, because, he says, “they want to go back to producing their [nuclear and ballistic missile] weapons of death.

In an address, the Israeli prime minister said Iran had taken steps to weaponize enriched uranium and was on the cusp of developing a nuclear weapon.