Katz: Israel Waiting for US ‘Green Light’ To Attack Iran, Plunge Country Into the ‘Stone Age’

The minister also said the IDF was ready to 'complete the elimination of the Khamenei dynasty'

by Dave DeCamp | April 23, 2026

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/04/23/katz-israel-waiting-for-us-green-light-to-attack-iran-plunge-country-into-the-stone-age/

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel was waiting for a “green light” from the US to break the ceasefire and renew attacks on Iran to plunge the country into the “stone age,” and finish off the Khamenei family, a sign that the truce is on the brink of collapse.

“Israel is prepared to renew the war against Iran. The IDF is ready in defense and offense, and the targets are marked,” Katz said, according to The Times of Israel.

Katz said Israel was “awaiting a green light from the United States, first and foremost to complete the elimination of the Khamenei dynasty, the initiator of the extermination plan against Israel, and the successors of the successors of the leadership of the Iranian terror regime, and in addition to return Iran to the age of darkness and stone by blowing up central energy and electricity facilities and crushing national economic infrastructure.”

He added that the renewed bombing campaign “will be different and deadly and will add devastating blows in the most painful places, following the enormous blows the Iranian terror regime has already suffered so far, that will shake and collapse its foundations.”

The threat from Katz comes on the same day that President Trump amplified calls to kill Iranian leaders who won’t accept US demands for a deal. Katz’s rhetoric also echoes President Trump, who has previously threatened to send Iran back to the “stone age” by destroying all of its power plants.

Trump has also threatened to unleash “hell” on Iran, “blow up” the entire country, and at one point said an “entire civilization would die” if he escalated his bombing campaign.