Netanyahu warns Iran of stronger Israeli response if it attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran on Tuesday that Israel would respond with stronger force if Iran carried out a new attack on his country.

Speaking at a conference in Dimona, Netanyahu addressed Iran's leaders and told them not to expect quiet if they attacked Israel. He said Israel would no longer accept being struck without responding with what he called a decisive blow, according to a video released by his office.

Netanyahu said any future strikes would be more powerful than earlier attacks carried out jointly with the United States. Referring to those earlier strikes on Iran, he said Iran should not expect a repeat because any new response would be different and much more powerful.

Dimona is a southern Israeli town that hosts a facility officially dedicated to nuclear research. The source said the facility is widely believed to house Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal.

Netanyahu's remarks came during a wider escalation involving Iran and the United States. The source said new US strikes on Tuesday hit the Iranian port city of Bushehr, which hosts Tehran's only civilian nuclear plant. It also said US President Donald Trump had vowed to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports.

According to the source, Iran launched missiles targeting US allies in the region in retaliation for US strikes that began three days earlier.