speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans before they struck. iranian state media said explosions were heard over the city of isfahan, which it said were iranian air defences hitting three drones. the action appears to have been limited in scope, with no casualties or major damage reported. protestors took to the streets in tehran, denouncing israel, but iranian state media has played down the incident. one official said there were no plans forfurther retaliation against israel. a minister in benjamin netanyahu s government described the israeli action as lame . mr blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. he said his focus remains on de escalation. let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and where it remains. de escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. that is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, an
state television in iran reported explosions near an army base and an airport in the central city of isfahan, activating local air defence systems. blasts have also been reported in the country s north west. video online shows iranian defence missiles being fired into the air. commercial flights were initially diverted around iranian airspace, but iranian media say all restrictions have now been lifted. iran s state broadcaster irib downplayed reports of an attack. let s hear how the news was broken. translation: reliable sources emphasise that all nuclear - facilities and military centres in isfahan and all parts of the country are completely secure and no incident has occurred at these facilities and centres. now to reaction among members of the public, many of whom are expressing concern about escalation. let s hear from some people on the streets of tehran. translation: they attacked our| consulate and iran responded but, in general, war across the globe is not a good thi
dana: have a good day. fox nulls alert. apparent israeli attack hitting central iran for the drone and missile assault last saturday. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m dana perino. bill: jean is sweet. dana: she is the best. bill: good morning at home. well placed sources within the u.s. government say the israeli strike was limited is what we were told late last night targeting a major iranian city base. home to sights associated with iran s nuclear program. the u.n. s nuclear watchdog says there was no damage to nuclear sites. iran as no plans to retaliate. dana: jacque heinrich and council member joe barrely. let s start with rich edson to get a lay of the land at the pentagon. good morning. u.s. military sources are saying that limited missile strike involved no manned aircraft here. it was a strike overnight. it was targeted at an air base in a province that is home to iranian missile production and nuclear facilities including the uranium en
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