Diplomatic efforts in the Middle East have been in full swing for weeks. This is also why, according to a report, a suspected Israeli attack was smaller than planned.
According to a media report, Israel originally planned a broader attack against Iran. This was reported by the New York Times, citing three high-ranking Israeli government officials.
Accordingly, several military targets in Iran should be bombed, including near the Iranian capital Tehran. After appeals from the USA, Germany and Great Britain, Israel ultimately decided on a limited strike.
According to consistent media reports, Israel carried out an attack against Iran last Friday. According to the New York Times, an air force base in Isfahan province, not far from Iranian nuclear facilities, was hit by a missile. Israel has not officially commented on the attack, and Iran has played it down.
The limited strike allowed Iran to avoid a counter-reaction, the newspaper reported. The Israeli Air Force deliberately destroyed a second rocket to avoid greater damage. According to the report, the military strike was intended to show that Israel was capable of attacking Iran without invading its airspace. The province of Isfahan was also deliberately chosen. There are important facilities for the Iranian defense industry as well as the Natanz nuclear facility, where Iran enriches uranium up to 60 percent.
Israel’s military strike followed an attack by Iran on Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles on April 13. This followed the deaths of two Iranian generals in an attack on an embassy building in the Syrian capital Damascus. This attack was attributed to Israel. It is Israel’s long-standing practice not to comment publicly on reports of military operations abroad.
Iran does not want to pursue Israel’s alleged attack any further
Meanwhile, Iran does not want to pursue the alleged Israeli counterattack on an air base in central Iran. “The incident was a diversionary tactic and not worth mentioning,” said Foreign Office spokesman Nasser Kanaani. “Therefore, we will not pursue him any further.” The spokesman said the action was so insignificant that the Israelis themselves did not want to take responsibility for it, according to the Irna news agency.
Kanaani stressed that Iran does not want an escalation of tensions in the region. At the same time, however, the country will once again consistently respond to any aggression from Israel.
Source: Stern
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