In an interview with the German Der Spiegel Magazine, MK Yitzchak Ben-Israel (Kadima) said that Israel was prepared to use military force against Iran, if diplomatic means do not succeed in stopping its nuclear program. He said that Israel is “already capable” of successfully carrying out such an attack.

On Saturday, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned that Iran would not only strike back at Israel if attacked – it would also take over the Straits of Hormuz, choking all oil tanker traffic out of the Persian Gulf. "Naturally, any country coming under attack will use all of its capacity and opportunities to confront the enemy. Given the main route for energy to exit the region, one of Iran's steps will definitely be to exercise control on the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz," Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari told Iranian media.