Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to pursue and kill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he is still alive, amid speculation about his whereabouts during the ongoing conflict.

In a statement released on Sunday, the IRGC Public Relations Department claimed that uncertainty surrounding Netanyahu's recent absence from public appearances indicates growing instability within the Israeli leadership.

The statement described Netanyahu as a 'child killer' and declared that Iranian forces would continue efforts to locate and eliminate him if he remains alive.

The IRGC also announced that it had launched the 52nd phase of its retaliatory operations against Israeli and U.S. targets. According to the statement, Iranian missiles and drones struck positions inside Israeli-controlled territories as well as three American military bases in the region.

Among the facilities reportedly targeted were the al-Harir base in Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region and the Arifjan and Ali al-Salem bases in Kuwait.

Iranian officials said the strikes were carried out in retaliation for recent U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranian industrial areas that reportedly killed several workers.

According to Iranian authorities, the conflict began after the United States and Israel launched strikes on February 28 that allegedly killed senior Iranian leaders, including the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, along with several military commanders.

Iran claims that the attacks also damaged civilian infrastructure including hospitals, schools, and sports facilities, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,300 people.

Tehran responded by launching multiple waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israeli positions and U.S. military bases across the region.