The Israeli defence minister has issued new threats against Iran’s leadership and weapons arsenal.
The army “will strike the sites and continue to peel the skin off the Iranian snake in Tehran and everywhere, stripping it of nuclear capabilities and weapons systems”, Defence Minister Israel Katz was quoted as saying by local media.
“The Iranian dictator is turning Tehran into Beirut and Tehran’s residents into hostages for the survival of his regime,” Katz said, referring to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Israel continues its intensive air strikes on Iran for a third day as Tehran retaliates using drones and missiles. Iran’s media report dozens of people have been killed in Israeli attacks since early Friday.
