Israel has mounted airstrikes on Iran, US confirms, as Tehran plays down attack
by Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and Julian Borger in W from World news | The Guardian on (#6M6GS)
Iranian official indicates no immediate' plan for retaliation after explosions reported in sky over Isfahan and Tabriz
US officials have confirmed that Israel has carried out airstrikes against Iran, as explosions were reported in the sky over the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz, while the Iranian government sought to play down the scale of the attack.
According to Italy's foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, speaking later on Friday, the US told the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Capri that it had received last minute" information from Israel about a drone action in Iran.
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