CNN: “Explosion heard near Iranian city of Isfahan, Iranian news agencies report
By Kathleen Magramo, Sana Noor Haq, Christian Edwards, Aditi Sangal, Elise Hammond, Amir Vera, Tori B. Powell and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN
CNN: “Reports of the explosion came hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military action against Iran, its response would be “immediate and at a maximum level.”
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-18-24/index.html
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Iranian soldiers attend an Army Day parade in Tehran on April 17, 2024 [Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]
Aljazeera: “Middle East has been waiting with bated breath for Israel’s response to Iran’s attack last weekend as the spectre of regional conflict seems closer than ever.”
“That spectre has waxed and waned since the war on Gaza began in October with the fear that it would spiral into a regional war, dragging in Iran and its allies as well as Western countries such as the United States.”
“In the six months that have followed, there has been violence in the wider Middle East with tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Iran-backed forces, primarily the Lebanese group Hezbollah.”
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