Israel and Iran traded attacks on Saturday as the war entered its second week, while Tehran issued an apology to neighbouring states for its “actions”, in an attempt to de-escalate regional anger at Iranian strikes on Gulf Arab civilian targets.
The US-Israeli war on Iran has already extended beyond Iran’s borders, as Tehran has responded by hitting Israel and Gulf Arab states hosting US military installations, and Israel has attacked Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah armed group. The UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have all reported drone and missile attacks over the past week.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran’s temporary leadership council had approved suspending attacks on nearby countries – unless an attack on Iran came from those nations. “I personally apologise to neighbouring countries that were affected by Iran’s actions,” he said.