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Operation Epic Fury will not become an "endless war," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, as U.S. strikes on Iran entered a fourth day and U.S. officials said more action is coming against what they called "imminent threats" from Iran.
"You're not going to have an endless war," Netanyahu told Fox News' Sean Hannity, calling the campaign "quick and decisive" and describing it as "a gateway to peace."
"This is not an endless war," Netanyahu said, adding that, "This is, in fact, something that will usher in an era of peace that we haven’t even dreamed of."
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Netanyahu claimed that Iran's leadership is "at the weakest point" since it "hijacked Iran from the brave Iranian people 47 years ago," and said the campaign would "create the conditions" for Iranians "to get control of their destiny" and form a "democratically elected government."
Netanyahu alleged the fall of Iran's leadership would pave the way for "many peace treaties" with other Muslim countries and "change the world."
He specifically cited Saudi Arabia as having "a lot to gain" and said peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel would be "very close" as a result.
"So this is a gateway for peace, for broader peace," Netanyahu added.
Netanyahu credited U.S. President Donald Trump for past breakthroughs, saying Trump and Netanyahu "brought forward the Abraham Accords," describing them as "four peace treaties with four Arab countries," and said the current campaign against Iran could yield "many, many more peace treaties."
Netanyahu dismissed claims that Trump was dragged into war by Israel as "ridiculous," calling Trump "the strongest leader in the world," and said, "You don’t have to drag him into anything."
U.S. strikes on Iran continue for the fourth day, with an overnight update by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) saying operations destroyed "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields."
"We will continue to take decisive action against imminent threats posed by the Iranian regime," the update by CENTCOM said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Monday that the "hardest hits" on Iran are yet to come.
Rubio also said he did not know how long the United States would be engaged and did not rule out the possibility that Trump might deploy U.S. troops, while saying objectives could be achieved without ground forces.
"We believe the objectives we have set for this mission, the destruction of their ballistic missile capabilities, both launch capabilities and manufacturing, can be achieved without ground forces," Rubio stated.
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait said it is closed until further notice because of "ongoing regional tensions," adding it had canceled all regular and emergency consular appointments and would communicate when it returns to normal operations. The embassy said it was posting updates on X.
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said two drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh early Tuesday, causing minor damage and a limited fire, and said at least eight more drones were intercepted before reaching the city.
Trump told NewsNation after the Riyadh attack that "you’ll find out soon" what U.S. retaliation will be and said boots on the ground are unlikely to be necessary. "We’re doing a lot of damage. We’re inflicting tremendous damage on them," Trump added.
The conflict widened beyond Iran as Israel attacked Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and Israel struck the complex housing Iran's state broadcaster IRIB in Tehran.
Explosions also shook buildings across Tel Aviv as air defenses intercepted incoming Iranian missiles.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Tuesday its naval forces destroyed the main command building and headquarters of a U.S. airbase in Bahrain in what it described as the 14th wave of "Operation Promise of the Truth 4," saying 20 drones and three missiles struck intended targets in the Sheikh Isa area.
The U.S. military said it struck more than 1,250 targets in Iran and destroyed 11 Iranian ships, while six U.S. service personnel have been killed so far, all in Iran’s retaliatory attacks over the weekend.
U.S. Central Command also said Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American F-15E fighter jets during an Iranian attack, adding all six crew members ejected and were safely recovered.
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