Katz: If Iran Takes Desperate Steps, Well Send It Back to the Stone Age
Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened to send Iran "back to the Stone Age" if it takes desperate actions against Israel due to severe economic pressure.
Jerusalem, 3 September, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Speaking at a toast ceremony Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday warned that Iran’s severe economic pressure and fears of an uprising and regime collapse could push it to take action against Israel.
Katz threatened that “an Iranian attack on Israel would free us from all restrictions. We would send Iran back to the Stone Age and the Dark Ages.”
Celebrating the approaching Jewish New Year with defense ministry employees, Katz said:
“We will strike all of Iran’s national military and civilian infrastructure, including its energy infrastructure, and send Iran deep into the Stone Age and the Dark Ages. The ayatollah regime in Iran knows very well why it has not attacked Israel after we struck it with force twice, destroyed its nuclear program, eliminated [Supreme Leader] Khamenei, and severely damaged its strategic capabilities.”