Iranian officials have issued a direct threat against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring they will “pursue and kill” him, as Israel launched another wave of missile strikes toward western Iran early Sunday.
According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the threat was posted online and reported by the Associated Press, which cited Iran’s state news agency Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
“If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” the IRGC wrote about Netanyahu.
The warning comes just days after the 76-year-old Israeli leader delivered a speech claiming that the United States and Israel are defeating Iran and reshaping the geopolitical balance of the Middle East.
“We are in historic days, days that will be recorded in the annals of Israel. In ‘Operation Roaring Lion,’ our roar is growing stronger,” Netanyahu said during a national address on Thursday. “We are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran. We are striking and crushing its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon.”
The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its third week on Saturday. The escalation began when the United States and Israel carried out a coordinated military campaign targeting Iranian military infrastructure. During the operation, an airstrike on a fortified compound in Tehran reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along with around 40 senior officials.
Despite repeated threats from Iran’s military forces — including missile and drone attacks directed at Israel — Netanyahu signaled that his government remains confident in its strategic position.
“Threats come and go—but when we become a regional power, and in certain fields a global power, we have the strength to push dangers away from us and secure our future,” he said.
