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Israel-Iran live updates: Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say - BBC News Israel-Iran live updates: Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say - BBC News
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Lyse Doucet We are now getting signs from Iran that they look for an escalation.
Chief international correspondent A senior Iranian official tells Reuters news agency "Iran has no plan for
A reported Israeli counterattack to Iran's unprecedented salvos sparks the next urgent question: what will Iran do next? immediate retaliation against Israel," hours after an attack on the Iranian city of Isfahan, that is reported to have been conducted by Israel.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi had vowed that the “tiniest invasion” by Israel would bring a “massive and harsh” response. Two US officials told media the attack came from Israel, but Israel has not claimed responsibility so far.
This is uncharted territory in a tortuous history of shadow wars and covert attacks between two states with abiding official enmity. "The foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed.
Iran's military chiefs have spoken of a “new equation” ever since Israel’s 1 April airstrikes on its diplomatic compound in Damascus killed seven Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps officials, including its most senior commander in the region. We have not received any external attack, and the discussion
Tehran says its old doctrine of “strategic patience,” of playing a longer game when its assets and individuals are attacked, has ended. leans more towards infiltration than attack," the Iranian
Now it’s “strategic deterrence” – a readiness to hit back hard immediately. official said on condition of anonymity.
In these first fateful hours, Iranian officials are speaking of no direct attack, no damage. Their next move may depend on how they cast this latest shot in this spiralling tit for tat. Only about an hour ago, an Iranian analyst told Iranian state TV that "Mini drones shot down by air defences in Isfahan were flown by infiltrators from inside Iran", downplaying the reports that Israel had conducted the attack.
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