A top Iranian lawmaker has called for “serious measures” against possible Israeli threats, amid reports that Tel Aviv is to deploy submarines in the Persian Gulf.

According to a Sunday Times report, Israel plans to send three German-made submarines with nuclear cruise missiles to the Persian Gulf near the Iranian coastline.

“If the report on the entrance of Israeli nuclear submarines is true, this will be a threat to the Persian Gulf region’s security,” the head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi was quoted as saying by Mehr news agency.

“[Iranian] officials should seriously consider the issue and take the necessary measures to prevent this security threat in the region,” he added.

Israel has never ruled out military action against Iran to halt the country’s nuclear program. Iran says it will give a “crushing response” to any act of aggression.

Israel and the US, along with their Western allies, accuse Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons.

Iran has categorically denied the allegations, saying it has the right to a nuclear program for peaceful purposes as a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).