Iranian media have performed down the severity of the Israeli operation, signalling what analysts say is the Islamic republic’s reluctance to escalate additional.
Iran’s supreme chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday stated that Israel’s assault which killed 4 troopers “ought to neither be exaggerated nor minimised”.
He described it as a “miscalculation” on Israel’s half.
President Masoud Pezeshkian stated: “We don’t search conflict however we are going to defend the rights of our nation and nation.”
Iran “will give an acceptable response to the aggression of the Zionist regime”, Pezeshkian added.
Additionally on Sunday, Iran’s Overseas Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated Iran’s “right to respond”, additionally saying that Tehran had “obtained indications” hours earlier than Israel’s assault.
US information web site Axios on Saturday stated Israel has “despatched message to Iran” forward of its assault and warned it “in opposition to a response”.
