Tehran plays down reported Israeli attacks, signals no further retaliation
- Iran confirmed explosions were caused by its air defense system, with Israel not commenting.
- Iranian state TV reported three drones over Isfahan, which were destroyed by the air defense system.
- Iran stated that the nuclear facilities were unharmed, where they conduct work deemed peaceful by Tehran and weapon-building by the West.
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Egyptian GazetteIran 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.
A search of images on Google results in an article published by Reuters on January 29, 2023. This includes the video now spreading as if it showed an Israeli counterattack on Iran in April 2024. However, Reuters points out that the images correspond to an attack on military facilities that stored ammunition near the Iranian city of Isfahan on the morning of April 29. Other media reporting on what happened in Isfahan also included the video of th…
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