Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Iran was “playing with fire” after the Islamic republic carried out an attack on Kuwait.
“Iran surely knows what the (US) president has said, that if necessary, there’ll be a full-scale return to military action,” Netanyahu said in an interview with US channel CNBC when asked if there was still a ceasefire following recent attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain.
“You know, it’s the president’s decision. Israel is ready and the US forces are ready. I think Iran should take that into account. I think they are taking it into account but they’re playing with fire, that’s clear.”
In a separate development, Netanyahu downplayed a row with US President Donald Trump, saying they both were aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to achieve peace between Israel and Lebanon.
Trump confirmed in an interview published on Wednesday in the New York Post that he had a tense exchange with Netanyahu two days prior, in which he reportedly berated his close ally with expletives.
Netanyahu downplayed the dispute in the interview with CNBC, saying he and Trump were on the same page when it came to tackling Lebanese group Hezbollah.
