Israel pushes for new sanctions on Iran, urges countries to declare Revolutionary Guard a terror group

Israel's foreign minister on Tuesday said he is calling for additional sanctions on Iran in response to the missile and drone attack that targeted Israel over the weekend.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he sent letters to 32 countries urging them to impose new sanctions on the Iranian missile project and declare the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.

"Alongside the military response to the firing of the missiles and the UAVs, I am leading a diplomatic offensive against Iran," Katz posted on X.

He said additional sanctions would "stop and weaken Iran."

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"We must stop Iran now, before it will be too late."

Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday in response to a deadly strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria earlier this month that left 12 dead, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps. Israel did not claim responsibility for the strike.

An Israeli military spokesman said 99% of Iran's drones and missiles were intercepted. There were no deaths reported after Israel's air defense systems and the intervention of its allies, including the U.S., shot down Iranian drones and missiles.

The direct attack on Israel by Iran has increased concerns that Israel's war on Hamas and violence in Gaza is spreading into a wider regional conflict.

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Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi said on Monday that "this launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles and drones into Israeli territory will be met with a response" but gave no details.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri