Minister Zohar in Operation Roar of the Lion: "Trump was a bit scared at first" | Amiel Yerachi

Minister Miki Zohar said in a recording revealed by i24NEWS reporter Amiel Yerachi that Trump "was a bit scared at first" of Operation Roar of the Lion. The remarks were made in a conversation with Minister Haim Katz.

The article reveals a recording of Minister Miki Zohar, broadcast on the main edition of i24NEWS, in which he says that US President Donald Trump "was a bit scared at first" of Operation "Roar of the Lion" against Iran. The recording is from a political conversation Zohar had with Minister Haim Katz at the beginning of the operation. In the conversation, Zohar told Katz that Trump told the Iranians that "it's too late to talk," and Katz replied that Trump "smells victory." Zohar further revealed Trump's initial fear, and Katz called Iran a "paper tiger." This is not the first time Zohar has addressed the issue; even before the war, he said that Israel is too gentle with Iran due to an American demand. The article does not include an official American response to the remarks.