India, March 20 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday rejected claims that Israel had dragged the United States into its conflict with Iran, calling such reports "fake news." He also claimed that after 20 days of war, Iran has "no capacity" to make ballistic missiles or to enrich uranium.

During a press conference, Netanyahu added that Tehran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz would "not work" and expressed confidence that the war could end sooner than expected.

Israel says did not 'drag' US into conflict: He also denied what he called "fake news" that Israel had dragged US President Donald Trump into war with Iran. "Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do?" Netanyahu told a journa...