Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation

Iran foreign minister downplays reported Israeli retaliation - Daily Trust

Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike and said Tehran would not respond unless Iranian “interests” were targeted. On Friday, Iran’s state media reported explosions were heard after, according to an official, small drones were successfully shot down. Media in the United States quoted officials there as saying Israel had carried out strikes in retaliation for Tehran’s drone and m…

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Iran Downplays Impact Of Israel's Reported Retaliatory Air Attack

Tehran has downplayed the scope and impact of a reported Israeli attack on targets inside Iran that appeared to be in retaliation for an unprecedented air attack the Islamic republic launched last weekend on its sworn enemy amid signs that an escalation of the conflict has been avoided.

Night raid: target air base near the city of Esfahan. Iran: "Failed attack, drones down and no casualties." Safe nuclear sites in the region. Usage: "We're warned, but no way out." And the head of the Iranian army minimizes the incident. Israeli article attacking Iran, drones on military base: "A signal, we can hit them." Tehran: "We don't plan an immediate response" -- direct from The Daily Telegraph.

Israel launched ‘limited’ strike on Iran

Israel launched a strike on Iran early Friday in what appeared to be a limited response to Tehran’s drone and missile assault last weekend, according to a U.S. official and a person familiar with the discussions. The retaliatory strike was designed to be “limited” in scope in order to avoid a wider regional war, said the person familiar. The people were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations. Both Iran and Israel seemed to…