Trump Makes Explosive Declaration on Israel: “Israel Would Not Exist Except for Donald Trump” — Defends Devastating B-2 Bomber Strikes on Iran and Demands Allies Repay America (VIDEO)

President Donald Trump delivered a stunning declaration during a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview Sunday, asserting that Israel would not exist today without his administration’s military intervention against Iran.

In a Friday Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “Israel and, in fact, the entire Middle East, WOULD NOT EXIST TODAY if I did not stop Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon. Nobody wants to say that, but everybody knows it’s true!”

Speaking with CBS correspondent Ross Douthat on Sunday, Trump defended his decision to unleash America’s military power against Iranian nuclear facilities while arguing that nations benefiting from American protection should help reimburse the United States for the staggering costs of the Iran war.

When asked whether he planned to escalate the war now that the elections were over, Trump pushed back.

“Well, I’m not looking to. I don’t think there’s any reason to. I don’t think there’s any reason to,” Trump responded.

Douthat then challenged the president over Iran’s remaining nuclear material.

Trump insisted that the regime’s nuclear capabilities had been effectively neutralized.

“They have nothing. It’s buried under thousands of tons of rock,” Trump said.

The conversation then turned to the Strait of Hormuz, where American military forces continue to maintain a significant presence to protect commercial shipping.

Douthat questioned how the United States could eventually withdraw its military assets from the region.

Trump dismissed concerns about the cost of maintaining the deployment and suggested American forces could remain there indefinitely.

But the president then made another extraordinary declaration: The countries benefiting from American military protection will be expected to pay Washington back.

“At the end of this whole thing, those countries that we’ve protected are going to pay us back any and all costs that we’ve had for the war, because without us, they wouldn’t exist. Without us, Israel wouldn’t exist. Let me tell you.”

When Douthat repeated, “Israel,” Trump doubled down.

“Israel would not exist except for Donald Trump, because we went in with those beautiful B-2 bombers more than a year ago, and we hit the 3 sites at the time.”

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“You’re not going to escalate the war now that the midterms are over?”

@POTUS: “I’m not looking to. I don’t think there’s any reason to.” https://t.co/Iczk6jaR3Z

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 9, 2026

As The Gateway Pundit reported in June 2025, President Trump authorized Operation Midnight Hammer, a massive American military operation against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

The mission involved more than 125 American aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers armed with bunker-busting weapons.

The attacks targeted three major Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

The Gateway Pundit also reported that American forces deployed decoy bombers over the Pacific Ocean to confuse Iranian intelligence while the actual strike force carried out its mission.

Trump has repeatedly celebrated the operation as an overwhelming military success.

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