Another country joining the war? "We could have taken Tehran in 72 hours"

“On Israel’s side,” he concluded.

In another post, later deleted, he claimed that the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) would join the war “on Israel’s side” if the conflict is not resolved soon.

Later, Kainerugaba stated in another post that he had offered the assistance of Ugandan defense forces to the United States and Israel.

“We could have taken Tehran in 72 hours without any bombing,” he claimed, adding: “but of course, they never listen to a black man. Why bomb people who support you?”

Closer ties between Uganda and Israel

Last month, Kainerugaba announced in a post on X that Uganda would soon build a monument to the brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan “Joni” Netanyahu, at Entebbe International Airport.

He said the statue would be placed exactly where Netanyahu was killed following the 1976 Air France plane hijacking, during which around 100 Jews were abducted.

Kainerugaba stated that the monument would symbolize the relationship between the two countries, although there was no official government announcement regarding its construction.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a commemoration at Entebbe Airport in 2016, marking the fortieth anniversary of Operation “Jonathan.”

“Forty years ago, they landed in the middle of the night in a country ruled by a brutal dictator who harbored terrorists. Today, we land in broad daylight in a friendly country led by a president who fights terrorism,” Netanyahu said at the time.