Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the military offensive in Iran was making important progress toward its goals of destroying the country’s nuclear threat and its ballistic missile threat.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed Sunday that he had been notified about the strikes "at least 24 hours before" their execution. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized Washington as a "warmongering and lawless administration" that he holds "solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications of its act of aggression.

The United States’ overnight attack could cause further escalation. To Israelis, it is already seen as a victory for Israel, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.