he said iran would respond at the maximum level if israel acts against its interests. tehran s muted response to friday morning s events has raised hopes that tensions between the countries can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. a base used by pro iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel s presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a bombing which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces an umbrella organisation linking several pro iran militias who ve recently attacked us personnel in iraq. the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. the us house of representatives is meeting in a rare weekend session to debate a long stalled military aid packag
hello. i m nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the tensions in the middle east. iran s foreign minister has downplayed israel s involvement in the recent attack on his country, describing the weapons used as children s toys . hossein amir abdollahian made the comments in an interview with us media. he said israeli microdrones used in the operation had caused no deaths or damage, and dismissed it as a desperate attempt by israel to make a victory out of their repeated defeats . he said iran would respond at the maximum level if israel acts against its interests. tehran s muted response to friday morning s events has raised hopes that tensions between the countries can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. our first report is from our north
describing the weapons used as more like children s toys, rather than drones. hossein amir abdollahian made the comments in an interview with us media. he said israeli micro drones used in the operation had caused no deaths or damage, and dismissed it as a desperate attempt by israel to make a victory out of their repeated defeats . he said iran would respond at the maximum level if israel acts against its interests. tehran s muted response to friday morning s events has raised hopes that tensions between the countries can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. a base used by pro iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel s presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a bombing which hit weapons and vehicles.
to make a victory out of their repeated defeats . he said iran would respond at the maximum level if israel acts against its interests. tehran s muted response to friday morning s events has raised hopes that tensions between the countries can be dampened and a wider escalation averted. mark kimmitt is a former us assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. i asked him how tojudge the response that has come from iran, as well as israel s reported strike in iran. i think that diplomatic talk often tries to obscure the facts. the facts are that israel, no matter the size, the quantity or the capability of the drones that attacked isfahan, in fact, they got in through what was supposed to be a formidable iranian air defence system. so, in many ways, this was a message from israel that even these, as the foreign minister would say, small toys can get through their
defeats . he said iran would respond at the maximum level if israel acts against its interests. tehran s muted response to friday morning s events has raised hopes that tensions between the countries can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. a base used by pro iranian militias in iraq has been damaged by a large explosion, a day after israel s presumed strike on iran. one person was killed and eight others injured in the blast and intense fire at the kalso military base, south of the capital, baghdad. this footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the explosion, which iraqi security sources have described as a bombing which hit weapons and vehicles. the base is used by the popular mobilization forces an umbrella organisation linking several pro iran militias who ve recently attacked us personnel in iraq. the pentagon says it has not carried out any new strike in iraq. let s go live tojerusalem. a lot to