The Israeli prime minister says his country’s air force is “in control of the skies over Tehran”.

Netanyahu made the remarks as he visited the Tel Nof airbase in central Israel with Defence Minister Israel Katz and Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Eyal Zamir, according to the Israeli media.

“We are on our way to achieving our two objectives: eliminating the nuclear threat and eliminating the missile threat,” he said.

He also threatened the citizens of Tehran, telling them to leave the capital. “We are taking action,” said Netanyahu.