Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a short video released by his office on June 8 that "fire is on hold" against Iran, after Tehran ended its attacks on Israel.

But Netanyahu, speaking for the first time since Iran launched missiles at Israel on June 7, warned that should Tehran "make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force."

Netanyahu said the Islamic republic had tried to "force a new equation" by firing at Israel in retaliation for its attacks in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, an armed group allied with Iran. "This equation is unbearable, and unacceptable to me," he said.

The prime minister also stopped short of saying that US President Donald Trump had ordered Israel to halt attacks against Iran.

In his talks with Trump, Netanyahu said he argued for Israel's "right to self-defense."

"Israel has the full right to self-defense, and we are exercising it as required," Netanyahu said in the video message to Israelis. "I'm saying this to you, just as I've said so with appreciation and respect in my good conversations with my friend President Trump."

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil- blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html?lbis=458826