World leaders warn against Israeli response to Iran
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CHCH— Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. It’s unclear when and how, but Israel has vowed that it will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike. The promise came from the country’s military chief while prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting with top officials to discuss a possible response. But, as the tensions grow in the middle east, more leaders have been […]
The Guardian—World leaders urge calm after Israeli drone strike on Iran ratchets up tension. Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other’s territory but Tehran has no ‘immediate’ plans to retaliateWorld leaders urged calm on Friday after Israel conducted a pre-dawn drone sortie over Iran following a cycle of tit-for-tat attacks that crossed an important red line that has for decades held the Middle East back from a major regional conflict.There were tentative hopes late on Friday that the apparent strike attempt against an airbase near the city of Isfahan was...
News From Antiwar.com—Iran Downplays Israeli Attack, Signals There Will Be No Response. Iranian officials have downplayed Israel’s drone attack on Iranian territory, signaling there will be no response. “What happened last night was not a strike,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told NBC News on Friday. “They were more like toys that our children play with—not drones.” Iranian authorities said three small drones were downed in the … Continue reading "Iran Downplays Israeli Attack, Signals There Will Be No Response"
BBC News—Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response. Some in Israel had been calling for a stronger move than this apparently limited strike, writes James Landale.