Israel carried out limited strikes in Iran early Friday in retaliation for Tehran firing a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel last Saturday.<\/p>\n
Here are the key facts you need to know about the latest escalation of violence between the two countries.<\/p>\n
Fox News confirmed there have been explosions in Iran\u2019s Isfahan province, which is where Natanz, one of Iran\u2019s nuclear facilities, is located.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A well-placed military source has told Fox News that the strike was \u2018limited.\u2019<\/p>\n
Following the attack, Iranian state media stated that the nation\u2019s atomic sites were \u2018fully safe\u2019 and had not been struck by the missiles.<\/p>\n
The International Atomic Energy Agency, a United Nations affiliate watchdog organization, later confirmed \u2018there is no damage to Iran\u2019s nuclear sites.\u2019<\/p>\n
There have been no reports of large-scale damage or casualties.<\/p>\n
A senior Iranian official reportedly told Reuters on Friday that Tehran has no immediate plans to strike back.<\/p>\n
That official said \u2018the foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed,\u2019 and \u2018the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Iranian state media reportedly has been downplaying Friday\u2019s strikes. A well-placed military source has told Fox News that the strikes were \u2018limited.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018The explosion this morning in the sky of Isfahan was related to the shooting of air defense systems at a suspicious object that did not cause any damage,\u2019 Iranian army commander Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi was quoted by The Associated Press as saying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Israel and its government have been notably quiet leading up to and following the retaliatory strike on Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Israel will do whatever it needs to defend itself,\u2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement before the Israeli strike. \u2018[Foreign leaders] have all sorts of suggestions and advice. I appreciate that. But I want to be clear: Our decisions we will make ourselves.\u2019<\/p>\n
Former Israel Defense Forces spokesman Jonathan Conricus wrote on X following the strike that while Iran appears to downplay the strike, he \u2018think[s] they\u2019ve gotten the message.\u2019<\/p>\n
The United States has denied any involvement in the strike, having pleaded with Israel for days to respond with restraint against Iranian strikes.<\/p>\n
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, when asked about Israel\u2019s strikes on Iran Friday, said, \u2018I\u2019m not going to speak to that except to say that the United States has not been involved in any offensive operations.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018What we\u2019re focused on, what the G7 is focused on, and again, it\u2019s reflected in our statement and in our conversation, is our work to de-escalate tensions, to de-escalate from any potential conflict. You saw Israel on the receiving end of an unprecedented attack,\u2019 he added. \u2018But our focus has been on, of course, making sure that Israel can effectively defend itself, but also de-escalating tensions, avoiding conflict.\u2019<\/p>\n
Fox News Digital\u2019s Bradford Betz, Jennifer Griffin, Greg Norman and Elizabeth Pritchett contributed to this report.<\/p>\n\n
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