No Retaliation: Tehran's Muted Response to Israeli Strike Signals Diplomatic Success; Report

According to a NEWSMAX report, tension between Israel and Iran may be de-escalating in the wake of Israel’s retaliatory drone strike over the city of Isfahan. Diplomats have been working behind the scenes to prevent World War III from breaking out in the Middle East.

From NEWSMAX:

The limited scale of the attack and Iran’s muted response appeared to signal a successful effort by diplomats who have been working round the clock to avert all-out war since an Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel last Saturday.

Iranian media and officials described a small number of explosions, which they said resulted from Iran’s air defenses hitting three drones over the city of Isfahan. Notably, they referred to the incident as an attack by “infiltrators,” rather than by Israel, obviating the need for retaliation.

A senior Iranian official told Reuters there were no plans to respond against Israel for the incident.

“The foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed. We have not received any external attack, and the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack,” the official said.

Jonathan Lord, head of the Middle East security program at the Center for a New American Security, a U.S. think tank, said Iran’s response “seems to indicate that Iran is seeking to step down off the ledge, minimize the impact of the attack, and perhaps walk back down the escalation ladder from here.”

Foreign policy advisor Dr. Walid Phares reacted to news of the strikes on NEWSMAX:

"[Israel sent a message] to the Biden administration … saying that we will go and do what we have to do for our national security, [and] a message to Congress telling them we need sustained support."

— @WalidPhares, foreign policy analyst@EmmaRechenberg @ShaunKraisman pic.twitter.com/pHokUv2T71

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 19, 2024

More over at NEWSMAX:

ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES: Israel launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, sources said, in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two arch foes. https://t.co/9M6LM8A7Su

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) April 19, 2024