An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East - BBC News

The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, EPAImage caption, An Iranian woman walks past an anti-Israeli banner carrying pictures of missiles in Tehran on FridayBy Lyse DoucetChief international correspondentThe latest round in the region's most dangerous rivalry appears to be over, for now.

Israel still has not officially acknowledged that the attack in Iran in the early hours of Friday morning was its doing.

Meanwhile, Iran's military and political leaders have downplayed, dismissed and even mocked that anything of consequence happened at all.

The accounts over what kind of weaponry was deployed on Friday and how much damage was caused are still conflicting and incomplete.

American officials speak of a missile strike, but Iranian officials say the attacks, in the central province of Isfahan and in northwest Tabriz, were caused by small exploding drones.

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