Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said this Saturday (21) that Israeli and American attacks against Iran “will be significantly intensified” in the coming days.
In a video released by the Defense Ministry, Katz, seated between two senior Army officers, added that Israel is determined to “continue leading the charge against the Iranian terrorist regime, to decapitate its commanders and thwart its strategic capabilities” until all threats to Israeli and US interests in the region are eliminated.
Israel and Iran attacked each other on Saturday as the US sent thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East and .
More than 2,000 people have been killed since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, as global energy prices have soared and concerns have grown about a protracted regional conflict.
What is happening in the Middle East?
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran. The conflict began on February 28, when a coordinated attack between the two countries in Tehran.
Several high-ranking officials of the Iranian regime were also killed. Furthermore, the US claims to have as well as air defense systems, planes and other military targets.
In retaliation, the ayatollahs’ regime carried out attackssuch as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. Iranian officials say they are targeting only U.S. and Israeli interests in those nations.
More than 1,200 civilians have died in Iran since the start of the war, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The White House, in turn, registered at least seven deaths of American soldiers in direct relation to the Iranian attacks.
The conflict also . Hezbollah, an armed group backed by Iran, in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei. As a result, Israel has carried out aerial offensives against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the neighboring country. Hundreds of people have died on Lebanese territory since then.
With the death of much of its leadership, an Iranian council elected a new supreme leader: . Experts point out that it and represents .
Donald Trump showed dissatisfaction with this choice, . He had said that he would need to be involved in the process and said that Mojtaba would be “unacceptable” to Iran’s leadership.
