{"id":2225005,"date":"2024-04-19T08:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tehran-plays-down-reported-israeli-attacks-signals-no-retaliation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T08:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T12:23:19","slug":"tehran-plays-down-reported-israeli-attacks-signals-no-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tehran-plays-down-reported-israeli-attacks-signals-no-retaliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehran downplays alleged Israeli attacks, hints at no retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftehran-plays-down-reported-israeli-attacks-signals-no-retaliation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2225005&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Explosions in an Iranian city, \u200creportedly from \u2064an Israeli attack, led Tehran to downplay the incident and signal no \u200bplans for retaliation.\u2063 Iranian media\u200b attributed the explosions to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-explosions-heard-as-air-raid-sirens-sound-off-in-israel-near-nuclear-reactor\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Explosions Heard As Air Raid Sirens Sound Off In Israel Near Nuclear Reactor\">air defenses<\/a>\u2064 taking down three drones, referring to it as an attack by &#8220;infiltrators.&#8221; Despite tensions with \u2064Israel,\u2064 Iran \u2062indicated no intention for further escalation. Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-warns-of-travel-delays-due-to-spring-break-and-solar-eclipse\/\" title=\"FAA cautions about spring break and solar eclipse causing travel delays\">summary effectively highlights<\/a> the key points regarding the reported Israeli attack in an Iranian city, Tehran&#8217;s response, and the absence of plans for retaliation. It succinctly\u200b captures the main details of the situation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DUBAI\/JERUSALEM (Reuters)\u2014Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation\u2014a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian media and officials described a small number of explosions, which they said resulted from Iran&#8217;s air defenses hitting three drones over the city of Isfahan. Notably, they referred to the incident as an attack by &#8220;infiltrators,&#8221; rather than by Israel, obviating the need for retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>An Iranian official told Reuters there were no plans to respond against Israel for the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-has-put-his-boat-in-the-water-for-his-trip-to-cross-the-delaware-on-christmas-eve-attorney-lin-wood\/\" title=\"President Trump \u201cHas Put His Boat In the Water For His Trip to Cross the Delaware\u2026 On Christmas Eve\u201d \u2013 Attorney Lin Wood\">foreign source<\/a> of the incident has not been confirmed. We have not received any external attack, and the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack,&#8221; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel said nothing about the incident. It had said for days it was planning to retaliate against Iran for Saturday&#8217;s strikes, the first ever direct attack on Israel by Iran in decades of shadow war waged by proxies which has escalated throughout the Middle East through six months of battle in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The two longstanding foes had been heading towards direct confrontation since a presumed Israeli airstrike on April 1 that destroyed a building in Iran&#8217;s embassy compound in Damascus and killed several Iranian officers including a top general.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s response, with a direct attack on Israel, was unprecedented but caused minor damage because Israel and its allies shot down hundreds of missiles and drones.<\/p>\n<p>Allies including the United States had since been pressing hard to ensure any further retaliation would be calibrated not to provoke a spiral of hostilities. The British and German foreign ministers visited Jerusalem this week, and Western countries tightened sanctions on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In a sign of pressure within Israel&#8217;s government for a stronger response, Itamar Ben Gvir, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-will-not-be-dictated-to-by-hamas-new-israeli-national-security-minister-visits-temple-mount\/\" title=\"\u2018We Will Not Be Dictated To By Hamas\u2019: The New Israeli National Security Minister Visits Temple Mount\">national security minister<\/a>, tweeted a single word after Friday&#8217;s strikes: &#8220;Feeble!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Within Iran, news reports on Friday&#8217;s incident made no mention of Israel, and state television carried analysts and pundits who appeared dismissive about the scale.<\/p>\n<p>An analyst told state TV that mini drones flown by &#8220;infiltrators from inside Iran&#8221; had been shot down by air defenses in Isfahan.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after midnight, &#8220;three drones were observed in the sky over Isfahan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adm-davidson-thaad-not-enough-to-contain-chinese-aggression\/\" title=\"Adm. Davidson: THAAD not enough to contain Chinese aggression\">air defense system<\/a> became active and destroyed these drones in the sky,&#8221; Iranian state TV said.<\/p>\n<p>Senior army commander Siavosh Mihandoust was quoted by state TV as saying air defense systems had targeted a &#8220;suspicious object.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi had warned Israel before Friday&#8217;s strike that Tehran would deliver a &#8220;severe response&#8221; to any attack on its territory.<\/p>\n<p>By morning, Iran had reopened airports and airspace that were shut during the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there was alarm over security in Israel and elsewhere. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem restricted government employees from travel outside Jerusalem, greater Tel Aviv and Beersheba &#8220;out of an abundance of caution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the embassy warned U.S. citizens of a &#8220;continued need for caution and increased personal security awareness as security incidents often take place without warning.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s assault on Gaza began after Hamas Islamists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200, according to Israeli tallies.<\/p>\n<p>Iran-backed groups have declared support for Palestinians, carrying out attacks from Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq, raising fears the Gaza conflict could grow into a wider regional war.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Iran, explosions were heard following an alleged Israeli attack. Tehran minimized the event, suggesting no retaliation to prevent escalating conflict. Iranian sources reported a few explosions linked to Iran&#8217;s activities. 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