India, April 8 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country is "crushing the regime in Iran with great vigour" while asserting that the Israeli offensive against Tehran is not against its people.

"I tell you constantly that we are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran. But we are doing so with even greater vigour, and with increasing force," Netanyahu said as the world waited with bated breath for the approaching deadline issued by US President Donald Trump.

"Yesterday, our pilots destroyed transport planes and dozens of helicopters at an Iranian Air Force base.

Today, they attacked the train tracks and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards. They use these to transport raw materials for weapons, and ...