(June 14, 2025 / JNS)
Israeli Defense Minister
Israel Katz issued a stark warning on Saturday, declaring that “Tehran will burn” if Iran keeps firing missiles at Israeli population centers. His comments followed a series of attacks across the Jewish state that left three people dead and dozens more wounded.
Speaking after a security assessment with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Mossad Director David Barnea, Katz said the Iranian regime would face serious consequences.
“The Iranian dictator is turning Iranian citizens into hostages and creating a reality in which they—especially the residents of Tehran—will pay a heavy price for the criminal harm to Israeli citizens,” he said.
“If [Iranian Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn,” he warned.
On Friday, Katz emphasized that Jerusalem needed to
strike Iran as it had reached a tipping point in nuclear weapons development.
“We are at a critical juncture; if we miss it, we will have no way to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons that threaten our existence,” he said.
Jerusalem “should await a harsh response,” the ayatollah threatened.
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