Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has cautioned that intensifying US economic sanctions on Iran, which the Trump administration has described as an "economic D-day," could drive Tehran toward extreme escalation rather than submission. Katz said signs suggest the Iranian regime fears internal collapse and an uprising, potentially pushing it into desperate actions, while reiterating that any Iranian attack on Israel would prompt strikes on all Iranian military and civilian infrastructure. His warning came as Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, with Kuwait's air defences intercepting the strikes and describing them as "blatant Iranian aggression."