Isreal strikes Iran in retaliatory attack
Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, according to Reuters whixh attributed its report for sources.
The report stated that the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch foes threatened to drag the region deeper into conflict.
Iranian media reported explosions, but an Iranian official told Reuters those were caused by air defense systems. State media said three drones over the central city of Isfahan had been shot down
Washington and other global powers had pressed Israel not to respond, or to ensure any further retaliation, opens new tab was limited to prevent a broader conflagration after the latest surge in violence was sparked by the air strike on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus on April 1 that was blamed on Israel.
That strike came against the backdrop of Iran’s support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel’s invasion of Gaza.
The senior Iranian official cast doubt on whether Israel was responsible.
“The foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed. We have not received any external attack, and the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack,” the Iranian official said on condition of anonymity.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had warned Israel before Friday’s strike that Tehran would deliver a “severe response” to any attack on its territory.
Iran told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that Israel “must be compelled to stop any further military adventurism against our interests” as the U.N. secretary-general warned that the Middle East was in a “moment of maximum peril.”
