The Israeli strike was more modest than expected, as was Iran's reaction

The relatively limited scope of Israel's nighttime strikes against Iran and the moderate response from Iranian officials may have reduced the chances of an immediate escalation of fighting between the two countries, they said. analysts said on Friday. .

While Israel still wages wars on two fronts, against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, the likelihood of a third front has diminished, from less at the moment.< /p>

For days, there have been fears that a strong Israeli response to the Iranian attack on southern Israel last weekend would not leads to an even more aggressive response from Iran, likely to turn into a violent reaction. -tat confrontation in a broader war.

Foreign leaders advised Israel to view its successful defense against the Iranian missile barrage as a victory that required no retaliation , warning of a counterattack that could further destabilize a region already beset by Israel's wars with two Iranian allies, Hamas and Hezbollah, and tensions with a third, the Houthis in Yemen.

But when it finally happened early Friday, the Israeli strike seemed less damaging than expected, allowing Iranian officials and state media to downplay its significance, at least for the moment.

In public, only one Friday evening, the senior Iranian official, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, recognized Israel's role in the attack. The Iranian government's relative silence and Israel's lack of acknowledgment of its responsibilities have given Tehran the chance to move forward without feeling humiliated, analysts said.

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