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Ready for de-escalation? Israel and Iran's muted response to Isfahan attack

Israeli media cited foreign reports of an Israeli strike on Iran on Friday in the absence of official public comment, while Iranian television reports played down the attack - many not even mentioning the "Zionist entity", Iran's term for Israel. The strike in the central city of Isfahan appears to have caused no significant damage and the muted way the story was told in both nations pointed to a determination, at least for now, not to further escalate their conflict. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.

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