Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday that the country had effectively won its war with Iran, but gave no indication of when the conflict might end.
The war, which has killed more than 2,000 people, has been ongoing for 18 days and has seen Israeli air strikes on Iran's ballistic missile launchers, storage and production facilities, as well as sites linked to Iran's nuclear program.
Saar said that Iran was 'dramatically weakened' and no longer the country it was before the war began on February 28.
However, Iran fired numerous salvos of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, highlighting Tehran's continued ability to conduct long-range strikes after more than two weeks of war.
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has thrown the region into upheaval, with Israel now also fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran carrying out strikes on Gulf Arab states.
Iran has also effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz at the entry to the Gulf, raising energy prices and fears of inflation.
