Regime change in Iran could be a result of Israel's military attacks on the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Sunday, saying Israel would do whatever is necessary to remove the "existential threat" posed by Tehran.

A towering inferno blazed where Tehran’s main oil reservoir once stood, turning the skies over the city black.

Israel and Iran continue to trade deadly missiles, with the heightened conflict showing no signs of easing. Israel struck Mashhad Airport in east Iran on Sunday afternoon, completing its "longest-range strike" conducted since the beginning of its Iran-focused operation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the mission of his lifetime. For years, the veteran leader has made the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program his top priority.

Israel has called its military operation against Iran "Rising Lion", taking the name from a biblical verse that promises a victorious future for a powerful Israel.

Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?

U.S. officials have been told Israel is fully ready to launch an operation into Iran, multiple sources told CBS News.