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The attack was targeted and their aim was to avoid further escalation. Apparently, it has eased the fear of open war.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the drones, used 'as children's toys', took off from inside Iran and flew only a few hundred meters before crashing.
So far there has been no comment from Israel, but it is already known to be behind the attack that targeted an air base and a nuclear site near Isfahan.
The US told a G7 meeting that Israel announced the attack "at the last minute".
Israel was looking at how to respond to Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack.
"It has not been proven to us that there is a connection between these and Israel," Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian told Sky News.
Iran said its air defenses destroyed three drones and reported no damage or casualties.
The Foreign Secretary said they were "more like toys that our children play with" than a serious threat, as he tried to downplay the threat.
Authorities and media in Iran have described it as an attack by unknown people, dismissing the possibility that it was an Israeli offensive.
Experts said the attack was targeted, and their aim was to avoid further escalation. Apparently, it has eased the fear of open war.
"If not, then we're done"
Amir-Abdollahian also said Iran was still investigating the attack, while stressing that Israeli retaliation would mean an immediate and severe response, "but if not, then we're done. We're done."
Meanwhile, the former head of Israel's National Security Council said he did not believe there would be "real escalation" after Friday's attack.
Major General Giora Eiland said to " Sky News " that the attack showed that Israel can reach "even weak countries", but according to him it tried "to do it in a way that both sides can be satisfied" ".
He said that both Israel and Iran will try to emphasize their success and minimize that of the other side.
Military analyst Professor Michael Clarke said Iran was trying to play down the attack as it "absolves them of the responsibility of being so outraged that they have to do something even more decisive".
Prof Clarke added that Israel probably used ballistic missiles instead of drones, but that ultimately both sides were trying to save their image.
Friday's attack came after Iran launched an airstrike on Israel on April 13, attacking with around 300 drones and missiles.
Iran's attack was itself retaliation for an attack, attributed to Israel, on an Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1.
Two generals and seven members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed in the April 1 attack.
The Israel-Hamas war has brought an increase in attacks between Iranian and Israeli representatives, where it has also helped create the conditions for the 'historic explosion' of aggression./ Adaptation: "Pamphlet" , From: "Sky News" .
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