Iran’s supreme leader said Israel’s attack should not be exaggerated or downplayed
Three waves of predawn strikes on military targets in Iran on Saturday completed Israel’s retaliation on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said, in what U.S. officials and others hoped would be the last shot in a hostile exchange between the two regional powers that has had the world on edge for weeks, fearing a dangerous expansion of the war.
Three waves of predawn strikes on military targets in Iran on Saturday completed Israel’s retaliation on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said, in what U.S. officials and others hoped would be the last shot in a hostile exchange between the two regional powers that has had the world on edge for weeks, fearing a dangerous expansion of the war.
An Iranian civilian was killed in one of the strikes on the outskirts of Tehran, the country’s state-media outlet FARS news agency reported on Sunday.
The IDF said it hit aerial defense systems and missile manufacturing facilities in Iran, avoiding nuclear and oil facilities in what appeared to be a limited attack aimed at deterrence by showing its military might, while avoiding a major escalation.
President Joe Biden told reporters in Pennsylvania on Saturday that he was notified by Israel before the attack, and that he hoped this was the end of direct fire between Israel and Iran.
In a briefing following the strikes, a senior official in the Biden administration had said this is the “very strong view” of the U.S. and “it’s been communicated to our partners throughout the region.”
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