World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province.
– Nuclear sites undamaged –Iran’s army commander-in-chief Abdolrahim Mousavi attributed Friday’s explosions to “the firing of anti-aircraft defence systems on a suspicious object”.
– ‘Dangerous cycle of retaliation’ –Last weekend, Iran launched its first-ever attack directly targeting Israel.UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for an end to “the dangerous cycle of retaliation” in the Middle East, his spokesman said.
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