Israel will strike Iran again if it is threatened by Tehran, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday.
"Israel's long arm will reach you in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and anywhere you try to threaten or harm Israel. There is no place where you can hide. If we must go back, we will go back and with greater force," Katz said in remarks released by his office.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he does not believe Iran will pursue a nuclear program following the strikes levied by both US and Israel last month.
"They're afraid," Netanyahu told FOX Business. "They know they felt the might – the might of America, the might of Israel and the combined might of Israel and America."
"It's made an impact, not only in the Middle East, it's made an impact around the world. Everybody sees this," he added.
Netanyahu also said: "I think the Iranians understand that what the US and Israel did once, we could do twice and thrice."
The Israeli leader acknowledged that Tehran could attempt to redevelop its program and that the US and Israeli must treat the issue as a "cancer" that needs to be continually monitored.
Netanyahu also said that he doesn’t believe Iran maintains the capability to build a nuclear weapon, even if Tehran moved some highly enriched uranium from the top nuclear site, due to the damage inflicted on other elements of its atomic weapons program.
"Enriched uranium is not enough to make atomic bombs. Okay, it's a necessary component, but it's not sufficient," he said.
