The head of Israel’s military has said that its strikes had set back Iran’s nuclear programme “by years” and the campaign against the country was now “entering a new phase”, AFP reports.

“We have concluded a significant phase, but the campaign against Iran is not over. We are entering a new phase based on the achievements of the current one,” Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said in a statement.

“We’ve set Iran’s nuclear project back by years, and the same applies to its missile program.”