- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched an air attack against Israel on Saturday night, firing dozens of drones and missiles under an operation dubbed True Promise. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)
- According to Israeli officials, over 300 projectiles were launched mainly from Iranian soil — as well as from Iraq and Yemen — marking an unprecedented direct attack. Israel said it and its allies downed most of them. New York Times (LR: 2 CP: 5)
- The strikes caused light damage to a military base in southern Israel. There have so far been no reports of direct injuries, though a young child was severely injured by shrapnel from an interceptor missile. CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)
- While the two countries have been in a shadow war for decades, direct military confrontation has rarely occurred. This latest incident comes as Tehran pledged to retaliate against a deadly attack on its consulate in Damascus, Syria earlier this month — for which Israel hasn't claimed responsibility. Wall Street Journal (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- In response to the attack, Israel formally requested the UN Security Council to condemn Iran and designate the IRGC a terrorist organization. An emergency meeting is scheduled to be held on Sunday. Reuters (LR: 3 CP: 5)
- According to a senior White House official, US Pres. Joe Biden told Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that America will neither participate in nor support counterattack operations against Iran amid concerns over a regional war. Axios
Pro-Iran narrative:
- Iran's strikes were legitimate military retaliation after the Security Council failed to punish the rogue Zionist regime for its terrorist attack against its diplomatic mission in Damascus. This matter is now concluded, and serves as a warning to Israel and its allies that further atrocities will bring a more intense response.
PRESSTV
Pro-Israel narrative:
- This was an unjustified act of aggression against Israel, further exposing the corrupt and evil nature of the Iranian regime. While the IDF and its allies were impressively able to stop the attacks and protect the nation, they must not yet
lower their guard — this battle is far from being over.
JERUSALEM POST (LR: 3 CP: 5)
Pro-establishment narrative:
- Iran undeniably crossed a red line in its first-ever direct attack against Israel, but Israel would risk dragging the whole region and America into an all-out war if it decides to retaliate. As the barrage has been shot down and caused little to no damage, all parties must now show restraint.
ECONOMIST (LR: 2 CP: 5)
Nerd narrative:
- There's a 32% chance that Iran will carry out a deadly attack within Israel before May 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
METACULUS (LR: 3 CP: 3)