Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Israel was responsible for Thursday's attack near Isfahan. In an interview with Reuters, a senior official admitted that Iran “there are no plans to react against Israel regarding this incident.”
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahijan stated that “the main factor ensuring stability and security in the region is stopping the crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the West Bank and establishing a lasting ceasefire.”
The head of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in the meeting UN Security Council on the Middle East in New York. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an end to the attacks. “It is high time to stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East,” his office urged. The White House does not comment reports of overnight Israeli attacks in Iran, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday.
According to commentators, Israel and Iran are downplaying the eventso as not to escalate the conflict. “It seems that we are closer than ever to war in this region, even though the international community will most likely make every effort to ease these tensions,” wrote Amos Harel, a military commentator in the Haaretz daily.
Israel fired drones towards Iran
Late Thursday evening, Israeli drones attacked in Isfahan province. The nuclear facilities there remained intact. Iranian politicians themselves did not provide any comments regarding the situation for a long time. Some media believed that they were “downplaying” the matter. According to The Jerusalem Post, several Iranian officials, as well as two Israeli defense officials, confirmed that the morning blasts Israel was involved in Iran.
Let us recall that on the night from Saturday to Sunday, Iran carried out a retaliatory strike against Israel in response to the attack on the Iranian facility. consular office in Damascus, which resulted in the death of several high-ranking Iranian officers. Iran fired over 300 drones and missiles, mainly from its territory, but they caused little damage because of the huge Israeli forces managed to knock down most of themUSA, France, Great Britain and Jordan.
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