As Iran strikes US allies across the Middle East, including neighboring Jordan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Tehran that Israel will respond overwhelmingly to a strike on its territory.
“We are prepared for every scenario,” he says in a conference in the Negev city of Dimona.
“I have one message for Iran’s leaders: Do not count on there being calm if you attack us,” he continues. “Do not expect a repeat of what happened before, because there will be no repeat. The previous response was powerful enough, but any further attempt to harm us will be met with a different response — far more powerful.”
Israel struck Iranian petrochemical facilities in southwest Iran on June 8 in response to Iranian missile attacks on Israel.
“The days when someone can attack us without paying a heavy price are over,” says Netanyahu. “We proved that in confronting Iran’s axis of evil, and we will continue to act decisively against anyone who harms us. That is how we have acted, and that is how we will continue to act.”
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