Understand some israeli leaders had wanted to begin with. having said that, america is always keen to say we cannot tell israel what to do. but given the sort of relatively small response by israel in the grand scheme of things and the even smaller response by iran, i imagine that the biden administration will breathe a little bit more easily. they will know that tensions will not disappear between both countries anytime soon but it has lowered that immediate risk of an escalation. stay with us, nobby. let s bring james in from jerusalem. james, we just reported that that tweet on x from it are mad men give ear, the far right national security minister, one word, it was the hebrew word for scarecrow, intimating that perhaps the attack was feeble. what has been the reaction in the israeli cabinet and amongst israeli officials to the events overnight?
Country and what other people on the streets are saying is well? 0bviously streets are saying is well? obviously there is concern about a potential war, and people have been concerned about that, especially after the 13th of april attack by iran against israel. that was the first in terms of escalation that we have never seen. after that attack tensions were really high also inside iran and i think from an iranian perspective both at the official level and state media level, trying to minimise the cost and say that they do issues in response to the april the 1st attack. i think from the population point of view, obviously there is already a lot of concern with regard to the state of the economy and the
Following this attack. i think what is likely is that. provided limited damage towards the iranian facilities and is not seen as provocatively by iran, we might look into a return to tit for tat confrontation between iran and israel in a way that took place between october the 7th and israel s attack on the iranian consulate which has triggered more escalation. tensions are still high between the two countries but i think we are seeing a little bit of a loading of the temperature. find seeing a little bit of a loading of the temperature. seeing a little bit of a loading of the temperature. seeing a little bit of a loading of the temerature. ., ~ ., ., , the temperature. and do we know any more about what the temperature. and do we know any more about what people the temperature. and do we know any more about what people in the temperature. and do we know any more about what people in iran - the temperature. and do we know any more about what people in iran are i more about wh
State of the repression and with the state of the repression and with the state of the ongoing concerns that the iranian people have. the potential escalation and potential even for a war in a israel does not obviously represent good news for the iranian population. i think there was a sigh of relief from the iranian population today. bier? iranian population today. very briefl , i iranian population today. very briefly, i wanted iranian population today. very briefly, i wanted to iranian population today. very briefly, i wanted to ask- iranian population today. very briefly, i wanted to ask you what some of the other countries in the region make of the events of the night. countries likejordan who actuallyjoined two other forces like the uk and the us to help defend israel at the weekend. we have defend israel at the weekend. - have still not had comments from all of the countries in the region but i think from everyone s perspective, all of the countries in the region do not want
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