Israel's counterattack | This is now known about Israel's attack on Iran

of Israel reportedly launched its expected counterstrike against Iran early Friday.

by ABC News and CBS News US sources and of The New York Times Israeli defense sources have confirmed the strike. The Israeli Armed Forces have not yet commented on the matter.

Information about the extent of the attack could not be immediately verified. However, according to several sources, the attack or an attempted attack would have been aimed at an air base near the city of Isfahan.

According to Iranian state media, the attacks have reportedly not caused much damage. An Iranian official told the Reuters news agency that Iran is not planning immediate retaliation against Israel.

Iran's state media reported explosions or the sounds of explosions near Isfahan, according to news agency AFP. According to ABC, it would have been missiles.

Reuters' Iranian source denies the missile strike. According to an unnamed Iranian official, there is no confirmation of an attack carried out by a foreigner, or at least from abroad, and it appears to be more of an “infiltration” than an actual attack.

Iranian commander Siavosh Mihandous said the sounds in Isfahan were caused by the activation of an air defense system. Iranian officials said that the air defense shot down the planes.

According to Iranian state media, the missile defense system was not activated.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the attack did not cause any damage to Iran's nuclear facilities.

Why did Israel attack Iran?

Israel wanted to respond to Iran's 13-14 to the large-scale missile and drone attack carried out in April. Air defenses by Israel and its allies destroyed almost the entire attack.

With its attack, Iran, on the other hand, wanted to avenge the attack on Damascus, Syria, on April 1, in which seven members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed.

Thus, Israel's strike on Friday is already the third event in a cycle of counterstrikes between Israel and Iran.

Israel's most influential ally, the United States, Western countries and many Arab countries have already asked the parties to calm down so that the conflict in the Middle East does not escalate further.

Director of the Middle East Institute Susanne Dahlgren not Friday morning In an interview with HS believed that the conflict would expand into a full-scale war.

How has the world reacted to the situation?

Visiting President of the European Commission in Finland Ursula von der Leyen demanded on Friday that Iran and Israel and their allies avoid escalating the situation. Prime minister Petteri Orpo (kok) stated that the situation is now very dangerous.

Russia, Turkey, Britain and China have also called for relaxation. Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lin Jian said, according to AFP, that China is acting as a “constructive” party in the situation.

The Arab country of Oman has condemned “Israel's repeated attacks on the region,” Oman's state news agency reported, according to Reuters. Egypt, on the other hand, warned of the consequences if the conflict expands.

The United States has urged the personnel of its embassy in Israel and their families to limit their movements.

Decades of shadow war

The attacks by Israel and Iran have been seen as a turning point that threatens to end the decades-long “shadow war” of the countries of the Middle East and start open warfare.

About this let's use graphics to tell what kind of relations Iran and other Middle Eastern countries have with Israel.

The timeline compiled by HS below shows the main tensions between Iran and Israel from the 1970s to the 2020s.