JERUSALEM/TEHERAN - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled on Monday that Israel will not halt its offensive against Iran, not even for negotiations, saying that toppling Iran's leadership "could certainly be the outcome" of the ongoing aerial warfare.

Netanyahu made the remarks during a press conference, as Iran called on US President Donald Trump to push for a ceasefire in the aerial conflict that began with Israel's surprise attack on Friday.

"If President Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential," Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote on the social media platform X.

"Israel must halt its aggression... It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu. That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy," Araghchi wrote.

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In response, Netanyahu said Israel has no intention of stopping the campaign, declaring that the country is on the "path to victory."

Asked whether Israel would agree to stop the war, Netanyahu replied, "We gave it a chance -- 60 days while they held talks with the Americans."

He said Israel would not end its attacks before achieving three objectives: eliminating Iran's nuclear program, its ballistic missile arsenal, and what he described as "the terror axis" formed by Iran and its regional allies.

Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes across Iran since Friday, damaging military targets and residential areas. At least 244 people have been killed and 1,277 injured, over 90 percent of them civilians, according to Iran's Health Ministry.

Netanyahu said Israel inflicted "very heavy damage" on Iran's main nuclear facility in Natanz, a claim that has not been verified by Iranian sources. Additional strikes targeted centrifuge and uranium enrichment facilities, as well as missile stockpiles and launchers. He claimed Iran had "thousands" of explosive drones and that half were destroyed in the strikes.

Evacuation warning 

Also on Monday, Israel issued evacuation warning to a municipal district in Teheran, calling its residents to urgently leave ahead of Israeli airstrikes.

In a post on Persian and Arabic on social media platform X, Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the Israeli miliary, called residents of District C, located in the northeastern part of the city, to evacuate.

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State broadcaster attacked

Iran's state broadcaster IRIB said one of its buildings was hit on Monday in a "brutal aggression" by Israel, but added that live broadcasts continued without major disruption.

IRIB said the strike targeted its news network in an apparent effort "to silence the voice of the Iranian nation and the voice of truth." It said staff continued to provide coverage "at full capacity."

Drone strike

An Israeli drone has struck a pair of Iranian F-14 fighter jets at an airport in Teheran, the Israeli military said on Monday.

"These jets were intended, among other things, to intercept IAF (Israel Air Force) aircraft," the military said in a statement, adding that the Air Force also struck and thwarted an attempt to launch drones toward Israel.

Missile attack

Meanwhile, Iran launched a new pre-dawn missile attack on Israel on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, Israeli officials said, as the four-day conflict triggered by an Israeli surprise assault intensified.

The missile barrage set off air raid sirens across Israel. Plumes of black smoke rose above Haifa, a major coastal city in Northern Israel, and eyewitnesses reported multiple explosions in the north and central regions of the country.

Oil refinery complex

An Iranian missile struck Israel's largest oil refinery complex in the Northern port city of Haifa early on Monday, killing three workers and sparking a fire at the facility, Israel's military censor said in a statement.

The missile hit the Bazan oil refinery before dawn, igniting a blaze that continued into Monday afternoon, according to local media. The refinery, located in Haifa Port, is a key supplier of fuels and petrochemicals for domestic and export markets.

Iran: Israel seeks to expand war

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday Israel seeks to expand the war to other countries in the West Asia region.

He made the remarks at a weekly press conference while condemning the ongoing Israeli "aggression" against Iran, which has started since early Friday.

Baghaei said, "We have no doubt that Israel wishes to fan the flames of the war as much as it can and spread the flames to other countries and players in the region," adding that Israel had attacked residential buildings in Iran and a children's hospital in Tehran.

Iran also accused the United States of being "complicit" in recent Israeli airstrikes on its territory, alleging that the attacks were carried out with American-supplied weapons and resulted in significant casualties, including senior military officials and civilians.

Baghaei directly blamed Washington for the strike, describing it as "a blatant act of aggression." He asserted that the operation could not have been executed without US coordination, support, and involvement.

Man convicted of spying executed

Iran on Monday executed a man convicted of espionage against the country for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, reported the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary.

The convict, identified as Esmail Fekri, was hanged following complete judicial proceedings and the upholding of his death sentence by the Supreme Court of Iran, the report said.