Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel's air strike on Iran last month targeted a component of its nuclear program and negatively affected its defense and missile production capabilities.

The American website "Al-Monitor" expected that US President Donald Trump's team would seek to launch a strict campaign against the Houthi militia in Yemen, whose continuous attacks have complicated shipping and transportation routes, leading to higher costs in Egypt and elsewhere.

Media sources revealed the killing of a leader in Hezbollah, Iran's arm in southern Lebanon, who had previously fought with the Houthi militia in Yemen and worked as an advisor to the group and participated in coordinating its military operations.

Saudi Arabia's Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Fayyadh al-Ruwaili met Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday as part of a rare visit by a senior Saudi military officer to Iran, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

The US Department of Justice announced on Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before the presidential election held last Tuesday, which the Republican candidate won for a four-year term starting in January.

The Israeli Walla website reported on Monday that the Israeli occupation army has raised its state of alert and readiness for an expected strong Iranian response, indicating that the air force is in a state of high readiness, as Iran, according to statements by its officials, continues to respond to the Israeli strikes that targeted it on October 26.