Israel awaiting US green light to 'return Iran to Stone Age': defence minister

Published April 23, 2026 Updated April 23, 2026 09:27pm

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says Tel Aviv is “prepared to resume the war against Iran”, adding that his country is awaiting a green light from the United States to “return Iran to the Stone Age”, AFP reports.

“The IDF is ready both defensively and offensively, and the targets have been marked,” Katz says in a video statement.

“We are awaiting a green light from the United States — first and foremost to complete the elimination of the Khamenei dynasty … and additionally to return Iran to the Dark Age and the Stone Age by destroying key energy and electricity facilities and dismantling its national economic infrastructure.”

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