Strychnine is a highly toxic, colorless alkaloid used as a pesticide, which leads to convulsions and then death through asphyxia if ingested.

The US military is set to temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles while additional National Guard troops arrive in the city.

"I hope and believe that the report that he is interfering in Israel’s internal politics and trying to help Netanyahu face the ultra-Orthodox in the evasion law crisis cannot be true," said Lapid.

In a statement, the council warned that any future Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities would be met with retaliation targeting Israeli nuclear sites using the intelligence gathered.

This comes after the Israel Air Force repeatedly attacked ports in Yemen that are under Houthi control.

Iranian state media claimed that at least four of the new power plants would be in Bushehr, where Russia helped Iran construct their first nuclear reactor.