Israel’s defense minister has warned that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles. The two countries traded blows on Saturday, a day after Israel launched a blistering surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites,

In a televised address following the airstrikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel had launched a “targeted military operation” aimed at countering what he called an existential threat from Iran.

Israel warned that more attacks on Iran can be expected in retaliation for Tehran’s missile and drone strikes. In a video address Saturday, CNN reported, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “strike every target of the Ayatollah’s regime.

An Israeli drone strike on Iran's South Pars gas field has sharply escalated Middle East tensions, raising fears of a broader regional conflict.