Tel Aviv, July 9, 2025 — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has issued a stark warning to Iran, stating that any future threat against Israel will be met with an even more forceful response.
“The long arm of Israel will reach you in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan—wherever you try to threaten or harm us. There is no place you can hide. If we must return [to conflict], we will return with greater force,” Katz’s office stated in a press release.
The warning comes in the aftermath of a 12-day military confrontation between Israel and Iran, during which the United States also intervened, targeting several Iranian nuclear facilities.
The conflict, which marked one of the most intense flare-ups between the two nations in recent years, ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. However, Katz’s latest remarks signal that Israel remains on high alert and prepared to act decisively if provoked again.
