The initial reports suggested that the worst fears of the U.S. and other countries had – for now at least – not been realized. Iran said no Israeli planes had entered its airspace. Iranian news agencies made a point of noting that no nuclear facilities had been hit. There was no comment from the Israeli military, and no vows from the Iranian government of a retaliation. Earlier in the week, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi had warned that “the tiniest act of aggression” on his country’s soil would draw a response.
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