Israeli Defense Minister says ready to independently strike Iran According to a report by Golden Finance on June 30th, according to media outlets such as Israel Today, Israeli Defense Minister Katz recently elaborated on Israel's latest strategy on multiple fronts, including Lebanon, Iran, and the Gaza Strip, in a closed door conversation with Israeli military journalists. Katz made it clear that the Israeli military is prepared to take independent military action against Iran and reiterated that the Israeli military will maintain a long-term military presence in southern Lebanon. Katz revealed that the Israeli military has selected targets for strikes within Iran and is prepared to take independent military action. Currently, they are closely monitoring the interaction process between the United States and Iran. He warned that if Iran launches missiles at Israel, the Israeli military will launch a "shocking counterattack" against Iran and declared that "Israel may enter a state of war with Iran tomorrow". But he also emphasized that Israel "will not interfere" with US President Trump's actions against Iran at present. On the Lebanese front, Katz criticized the previous "policy intervention" of the US government. He pointed out that Trump's previous practice of "forcibly binding" the situation in Iran and Lebanon was entirely based on the strategic interests of the United States, which forced the Israeli military to stop the full-scale bombing of the Lebanese capital Beirut and turn to the defensive "Plan B". Katz bluntly stated that it was this "external restriction" by the US that protected Hezbollah in Lebanon, otherwise the organization would have "already collapsed completely".