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| US calls for calm after officials say Israeli missile hit Iran | US calls for calm after officials say Israeli missile hit Iran |
| (12 days later) | |
| Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent | Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent |
| Naqsh-e Jahan Square today, in Isfahan Province | Naqsh-e Jahan Square today, in Isfahan Province |
| For now, | For now, |
| there’s a sigh of relief, a pause. | there’s a sigh of relief, a pause. |
| Israel’s limited strike, not | Israel’s limited strike, not |
| officially acknowledged, has given space to Tehran. In this grey area, its | officially acknowledged, has given space to Tehran. In this grey area, its |
| leaders are casting it as a slap so weak it’s not even clear who did it. They | leaders are casting it as a slap so weak it’s not even clear who did it. They |
| don’t lose face after days of declarations vowing that even the tiniest Israeli | don’t lose face after days of declarations vowing that even the tiniest Israeli |
| invasion would provoke an immediate and harsh response. | invasion would provoke an immediate and harsh response. |
| Many had predicted Israel would | Many had predicted Israel would |
| wait until after Passover to retaliate. It appears to have decided it needed to | wait until after Passover to retaliate. It appears to have decided it needed to |
| hit sooner, to send a clear signal, just before the holiday starts. It may | hit sooner, to send a clear signal, just before the holiday starts. It may |
| still strike again, in a different place, with different force, when this | still strike again, in a different place, with different force, when this |
| period ends. | period ends. |
| But as my colleague Jeremy Bowen writes, this crisis really illustrates how badly Iran and Israel understand each other. | But as my colleague Jeremy Bowen writes, this crisis really illustrates how badly Iran and Israel understand each other. |
| This may have been just a warning salvo into the beating heart of | This may have been just a warning salvo into the beating heart of |
| Iran, the province of Isfahan with its stunning Islamic architecture but also a | Iran, the province of Isfahan with its stunning Islamic architecture but also a |
| nuclear facility, a major air base, the industrial heartland including | nuclear facility, a major air base, the industrial heartland including |
| drone and ballistic missile factories. | drone and ballistic missile factories. |
| This round | This round |
| may be over, for now, but the seething hostility between two regional rivals is | may be over, for now, but the seething hostility between two regional rivals is |
| not. | not. |