Will not actually stay for the customers. And polls open in india, nearly a 1000000000 people are eligible to vote in the walls largest general election the while it is 7, g m t. And we begin this news out in iran, the government that says its edison systems have shut down 3 drones. And these interceptions are reported to of happens near the central, around and city of ispa home. It ran and media, it says a nucleus science and the military base and of as soon as he would not damage. American media sizing us Officials Say it was, and his really attacked with the as really ministry itself has not commented. Israel had said it would retaliate off to around north hundreds of drones and missiles at israel last saturday. Lets take a look at the flight way though, is that ron sites will briefly suspend a to and from several cities, including the capital to iran is behind. And sharon as well. We have a team of correspondence following these developments for us. As you can see that, but we are going to begin in the rain and capital tyrone withdrawal. So jabari dosa took us through exactly what happened. Weve obviously had numerous different accounts from, from various different parties here. What are you hearing from your radians . Well, according to the Army Officials as well as a seat tv at 3, a small on on the, on the firewall. Objects were shot down near the um, a rate in armies airbase uh, just north east of the city of san within as the home province. Now, and this is known as the ac tactical air base, which is home. So iran sweets of american f, 14 tomcats, which are on purchased before that i to 79 revolution now weve been sharing from a uh Army Commander abdur rahim lou savvy, who speaking to local media has said that there were shots fired at some flying objects. And there was no damage cause to this air base. But when he was asked whether or not this will in sight or response by the radiance, he said that you have seen iran response already indicating that this attack most likely by israel, could be for now the end of this back and forth at threats and counter threats that have been made by iranian officials, as well as there was really counterparts in those. I see that the i a has concerns now what the radians were saying that there has been no damage to Nuclear Facility. Thats why you have to remember there is a Nuclear Facility within us behind itself as well as nearby and thats hands. Thats a one of the main Nuclear Facilities in the country. One of 6, that times is where enrichment happens at 60 percent, as well as 20 percent. Its a very big facility and one of the main ones we heard from the International AtomicEnergy Agency in vienna. They had a statement by the director general Rafael Grossi saying that the agency can confirm there is no damage to iran, new clear sights, and that the director general continues to call for extreme restrained from everyone and reiterates that Nuclear Facilities should never be a target. In military conflicts, the statement also went on to say that the is monitoring the situation very closely. Of course, the agency decided on sunday to suspend its monitoring activities for 2 days as a result of aarons attack on israel ad that took place on saturday evening. Early sunday morning. They needed some stuff that they are responding to aggression by israel, after the consul of section of the wrongs embassy in damascus was targeted in an error stripe on april 1st, that killed 7 members of its revolutionary guards. Joseph jabari van with a very license for us on this developing story from tyrone. Thank you very much. Dosa. Well, thats now go to the us capital and speak to john henry and hes in washington dc. John, i understand that us officials are saying that they were warned that this was going to happen, but they dont endorse this attack necessarily. Thats right. The official response from the u. S. Government is still to me had it, of course is having a late at night and it will be hours before us officials are expected to be in front of the camera. The 1st person who might do that might be antony blinking, and could pre, hes scheduled to have a News Conference among other events there, but us officials have confirmed to us media. This was in his really strike that the us was given 24 to 40. Ready hours a warning that this would happen rather on thursday, they were told would have them within 24 to 48 hours. Of course this happened on the early side of that. And previously wed been getting indications that israel would strike after passover. And that has that of course was not the. Ready pass over is on monday and so. Ready this happened a little quicker than a lot of us officials were anticipating and in a different format, then it might have us Officials Say to outline the, the array of possibilities of visitors and his really retaliation. Of course, President Biden had urged restraints had said to Benjamin Netanyahu. They were, is really Prime Minister take the when meaning you dont need to retaliate. And if you do, dont retaliate in force. But at the state department, they laid out a number of different possibilities for it is rarely strike. One of them would have been on his really proxies. This of course, may have been limited in scope as we are hearing, but it was on a ronnie and saw it. So this was sort of formed a middle ground. And thats essentially what we know us Officials Say was not a targeting the Nuclear Facility there in the us, officials were not involved. There was no us military participation, they say. And this was entirely in his really strong john harrington. There was a very nice as far as from washington dc. Thank you, john. Well, thats now get the perspective from occupied easter eastern, where will speak to ben a smith. Both of these rileys husband debasing their response. Now the days to what happened on saturday, they wanted something measured calibration fund, also a response and kind sir, is this what they decided as well, but no official comment from these rarely government. The only official news weve had is from these riley military that simply saying it hasnt changed these instructions to be as riley public, a National Security minister involved and event. Hes a fall right. Member of the coalition government, hes commented a single word on x for me to write that hes just bored, feeble, seemingly, in response to these right . To what is a suspected to be. And hes right at the drug strike on around those 3 drones, a spec to the, to hitches writing a territory. We know all week since last off, todays rails war cabinet has been debasing the level of response how we should respond to the radian attack, the unprecedented the right impact on his riley territory. And we also know theres been a lot of times by farm house to persuade israel not took to retaliate or to at least do, with the minimum that will baffle get not much of response from a radians. Remember joe biden and told these rallies to take the wind, and the british and German Foreign ministers were here a couple of days ago, carrying a similar message while israel house still report responded. But it is, if it is only these 3 drones, that is ro might all, he might be able to argue that is the very minimal response. And we are hearing, as we know from around, the radian government says it has no plans for immediate retaliation, not being forwarded by voices. And it says it hasnt even received any external attack. Very interesting. Well, well continue following this very closely. Indeed, bennet smith, that and occupied is true some for us. Well, thats now there is an out of here as during the how hes been covering the g 7 Foreign Ministers meeting on the italian islands of country. He joins us now from the german. Im sure this has been the main topic of conversation over coffee. This one is foreign minister started to arrive. What have you been hearing of the stuff, to be honest, not a great deal at the illuminating, coming out of the Foreign Ministers just yet the moaning section is going underway. Theres a tweet by and telling you its a Johnny Vitale and foreign minister who his hosting this meeting on the on and up could pre saying theyre looking at reports and monitoring developments coming in. And well discuss them in the morning session. The morning session that was about to do was supposed to be about in the pacific macros i followed by a session on global connectivity. This is essentially the end of a 3 day meeting. Was press conferences due around mid day. As you say, that is likely to be overwhelmed by events in the middle east, which would dominate too much of this meeting so far. One thing we could be relatively sure of i think, is that these strikes spies right on the wrong. Were not carried out with the direct participation of either the us for the you case both had said in the wake of the weekends attacked by around a nice raw that they would not stand by israel and help in the event of any military retaliation. Instead, the g 7, g maximum caution and re restraint whilst restating its commitment to israels defense and security and accepting that israel had every right to defend itself. But we know what happened next. Of course on wednesday morning, i hate of this meeting to the Foreign Ministers visited Benjamin Netanyahu. Another in a bad luck of germany and David Cameron of britain carrying that message of caution and restraint. They were essentially rebuffed Benjamin Netanyahu saying, thanks very much, we will make our own decision. And now we know whats happened at one thing we con, confirm are those reports that the us was warned in advance to expect an attack between 24 and 48 hours off to some point on thursday afternoon. And given assurances, the due runs Nuclear Facilities would not be hit. Those reports would have been sent immediately to secretary of state tents, the blinking hip p manual though not necessarily have shared with these fellows or administer. So it is possible they had for warning that this attack was coming eggs at, but a call to confirm that some of the sites is shed use hold and weve not heard anything at country to that. We should have a press conference with anthony blinking the us secretary of state at a minimum, within a couple of hours and will be bringing you that live here on out to 0 sonata and a how on the island of country for us at the 27 thank you john. The whole im joins now by our different magic editor, james base here and other hoss judy or james just jonathan with what weve been hearing in iran coverage of this and what weve been hearing from a range and officials. It sounds like to have them really wants to down play this. Yeah, i think thats the Positive Side of this. Weve had an attack which has had no thats, thats with state. And remembering that on the 13th of april, the last attack on israel, they would know this. If it is in terms open attacks, that israel couldve planned on the range and soil about the most limited, you could have had, there was those hawks in israel who would like to see, you know, allowed to attack. And it was some of the us also, its a doing this an allowance attack on it runs you care for services that has not happened. Its not a tech set of things civilian. It isnt a very limited attack on the military facility we think. And an attack that has been repelled that has been shot down. Its been down played by the radians, no comment from these right. These thats not surprising. Cause they still commented on the very 1st one of these attacks on the 1st of april on the consulate in damascus. So thats a good news in terms of potential escalation. The thing to worry about is this was an attack on a rainy install, and iran had made statements about that before they said any further, minute traction by israel will be met by the Immediate Response on a massive scale maximum maximum level. I think with the words of the 4 minutes to speaking to you. And just as before, this attack was really interesting because we all hearing now and, and these are unconfirmed reports that are raining and officials the same that the, they havent even confirmed that there was an aerial attack. That the will not necessarily be a response. It feels like some of thats being worked back now in terms of the scale that youre talking about of the attack that weve seen. Symmetrical because it was on the rain and soil, but certainly not meant to be escrowed, a tory. It seems, i mean very, very broad concerns about escalation. That seems to be the case. But remember, this is the 3rd attack. So the 1st attack, it was the wrong size on this. So because it was the consulate in damascus, the response was the, the, the big it right me and attacked, but very well telegraphed on the 13th attacking is route and this is then the next phase. Does the cycle continue to the the next moment, which would of course be iran then responding to this attack on israel. It looks like that, but that playing things down at this moment. But remember between the 1st attack on the constant in damascus and the response that was 13 days. So i think theyll be discussions going on. Remember also that its a friday today. And so youre not going to get instant responses necessarily from, from the writing and government. I think one thing to look at is what happens diplomatically, because if iraq iran wants to make a fuss, diplomatically, it can cool on one of the members of the Security Council, the cool, the Security Council meeting, im sure russia would apply to that one to 10 and if you look back at the attack on the 13th with it now, is the u. S. On behalf of this radical Security Council meeting. So if the un Security Council is meeting and just a few as time, i think that will show that iran wont send international response. The question then is with the iran itself is going to respond militarily at the moment. I think people watching this will be thinking that perhaps is right at the iran is going to draw a line on the of this at this moment given their initial response. But i think its a little early to, to, to be sure thats going to be the case. Then we had off to that last attack on israel, the one on saturday that they, they felt that the matter was concluded. So let me see whether this is now the last one here, which is what, nothing you all who wanted to have. Let me ask you, youre talking about international players. How much influence do you think washington had on the scale of what weve seen here . And for that, not the u. K. In germany, whos also been in his role having told, yeah, i mean the, the u. K for him this and the german 4 minutes, the basement with Prime Minister netanyahu before they flew then to which end was in a temporary they would have been saying that we want you to limits any response and not to cause any escalation. That certainly was the message coming from washington. I think some will argue that that is whats his role as dom bought it is at the tank, as i said before, on arabian. So which had to be a red line in the previous statements from iran. And i think theyll now be lots of back channels being worked because remember the us and the wrong dont talk to each other, but there are other intermediaries, other countries, the do talk to both sides. Look, i think, to the tux to the goals countries. And in particular, a mom has been has been the place thats been an important back channel between the us and the run in the past. Well, certainly a very busy morning. So many, many diplomats today will leave this amount of different medicaid at a james base. Thanks for joining the hold of us and israel have agreed on a shed objective to defeat him. Us and rafa during virtual talks on israels plan to launch a ground operation. And nazi the pentagon says that it believes israel can complete its offensive whilst protecting civilian lives. Despite mounting pressure from right scripts warning that it would turn rough on to a graveyard. And i think the discussions continue in terms of, again, enabling the United States to share with israel what our concerns are and to provide Lessons Learned that weve uh, gleaned over the years and conducting these type of operations. And i think well have those conversations going forward. Again, our position has been pretty clear. We understand the need for israel to go after im austin, to eliminate or defeat him off as a threat. And so we believe theres a way to do that. Well, also taking into account civilian safety and ensuring humanitarian assistance. Well, lets talk correspondent on the ground and rafa and Southern Gaza talk a couple of them. Talk to you in rough uh, and the usaa saying that the protection of civilians is paramount. But is that possible . What, what would that even look like on the ground . Well, the is really made a tree, in fact, has been working on finalizing its military onto a carry out military encouraging for rough, our district which is the last remaining area for the majority of cons. As it has been clearly designated as a safe zone by the is very ministry where the majority of the gods as population has been told to seek refuge in that area right now. As now move saw in booming and the rise in regarding the potential monitoring could, you know, we can clearly touch an initial preparation by the is very mandatory as they have money to deploy more shoes on the across things and full areas that are adjacent to rough our district, as since the early hours of this morning, they have been bouncing the majority of Agricultural Land in the eastern areas of rough life, include things in a short cut neighborhood. Now thats clearly to be assigned to the preparation is being made