Iranian media reported new Israeli strikes on western cities housing key defenses, while Israel's Defence Minister Katz warned, “Tehran will burn” if Iran fires more missiles, as the two rivals exchanged fire for a second day.
The Fars and Mehr news agencies said the strikes hit the northwestern city of Tabriz as well as parts of the western provinces of Lorestan, Hamedan and Kermanshah.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned that “Tehran will burn” if Iran fired more missiles at Israel, as the arch foes traded fire for a second day.
“The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing about a reality in which they –- especially the residents of Tehran -– will pay a heavy price because of the criminal harm to Israeli civilians,” Katz was quoted as saying in a statement.
“If (Ayatollah Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles toward the Israeli home front –- Tehran will burn.”
Israel launched a major air assault on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities early Friday.
Key targets included Iran’s underground nuclear site at Natanz, while strikes also damaged facilities in Fordo and Isfahan. Iran reported 78 killed and 320 wounded in the initial attacks.
Among the dead were senior Iranian military leaders
Iran responded with waves of missile attacks on Israel on Friday and Saturday, injuring dozens and killing at least one person.
