Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on state television that any military action against Iran by the US or Israel, or any forced conflict, would be met with "force."

"If we are attacked or war is imposed on us, we will respond with force. We will attack their interests and their bases, and we will not consider any considerations or restrictions in this regard," Nasirzadeh added.

Earlier today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation against the Houthis and their Iranian "masters" in coordination with the US, following the group's missile strike near Israel's main international airport.