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government. just after that april 1st strike by israel of the iranian diplomatic compound in damascus, according to nbc's reporting, there was an effort to communicate by the u.s. government to iran that had no former knowledge of that plan strike. we also know from an interview that was conducted with the iranian former minister today, he said that the iranian government had communicated a message to the united states through its embassy in switzerland to discuss potential ramifications of an israeli retaliation, so there is this effort to communicate which speaks to the u.s.'s goal here and avoiding the postulation of trying to be able to be in that position. the president has made it crystal clear, even with his many deep disagreements with how prime minister netanyahu has engaged in responding to the attack on his country and the counter attack on hamas,
of caution, they say. but from your reporting over the last few hours there seems to be not much concern in israel about a further round of for tat from iran at this point. absolutely. the americans are generally more conservative with their embassy alerts than the israelis just to ensure that any americans or u.s. embassy personnel are safe amid escalating tension across the middle east. there's an understanding by the americans and the israelis that we are really in uncharted territory. the fact that iran struck israel last weekend, israel struck overnight. but we do know, according to the israeli homefront command, the organization within the israeli responsible for informing civilians about changes in the status of their safety, has basically issued an alert saying there is no change in status and that they can proceed with normal activity. now, this is a good sign for
world in that regard, isn't it? i mean, red lines being erased left and right. what what are the new ones or are there any now iran versus israelis now out in the open? >> so the new robbed line that the iranians were trying to establish an may have established, is that in the future, if these ladies ever strike another iranian embassy or iranian assets of personnel is syria, lebanon, there will be retaliation now, the israelis are trying to defy that they wanted to make sure that that is not the new norm is nothing new equation in the region as the volumes put it, because they want to continue to have the freedom of action that they have enjoyed, protected in which they have been able to strike at almost all of their neighbors, more or less with him this was the first time in decades that we saw at the israelis appears to have lost that impunity. and whether this strike today against the bomb will be able to reestablish that impunity
French authorities on Friday detained a man after receiving an alert from the Iranian consulate in Paris that someone had entered carrying an explosive, the capital's police authority said.
from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu over the course of the day. we're not expecting to at this point, and that appears to be a calculation on the israeli side to give the iranians an off-ramp here. the israelis appear to be saying or indicating that if they don't gloat, if they don't crow, if they don't rub iran's face in this strike, that the iranians may have enough space to choose not to retaliate without losing face. as you said, this strike did not happen in a vacuum. april 1st israel allegedly attacking the iranian embassy compounds in damascus killing seven senior members of iran's revolutionary guard corps, and then on saturday, iran retaliating, that unprecedented barrage of 350 cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, drones, almost all of them shot down, not just by israel but also by the united states and allied
reuters saying that that it was playing it down very, very heavily & saying in words, we have not received he has any external attack and they believe that saying the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack. and it talks about potentially no retaliation. this is, according to reuters& one particular official so that seems to be the latest our job, iran anyway, at the moment. and as you know, this all started with what's now being heavily described. this is chucked anyway, this new chapter started with what's being heavily telegraphed and describe as quite frankly and israeli miscalculation april 1, believing that attacking the iranian embassy, consulate, even despite being used for
warning from you rebekah koffler, we have to leave it there. thank you so much beer of the u.s. traveling to mike telling e u.s. embassy. >> todd: here to tell us what the movements like there now.
detained a man after surrounding the iranian consulate in the french capital. we can go live to paris and speak to a journalist at the french newspaper le figaro, what more do we know? i newspaper le figaro, what more do we know? ~' ., , ., , , , . know? i think there was a suspect that entered _ know? i think there was a suspect that entered and _ know? i think there was a suspect that entered and we _ know? i think there was a suspect that entered and we do _ know? i think there was a suspect that entered and we do not - know? i think there was a suspect that entered and we do not knowl know? i think there was a suspect | that entered and we do not know if he entered with grenades are a kind of terrorist vest or whatever, but he has been arrested already by a special division unit of the french police. of course, all of the district of the embassy have been locked down, it is in the 16th district near the eiffel tower, opposite to the eiffel tower, if you wish, and we don't know what yet is the motivations of this attacker, but of course french authorities to
and prevented the un security council from condemning this, and prevented the un security councilfrom condemning this, this is unprecedented, i think,... the attack launched _ is unprecedented, i think,... the attack launched last weekend was unprecedented in scale. let me ask you a final question because we don't know if that strike last night was the start of something further from israel or the end of it. we wait to see. but if it is the start and there are further attacks, your reflections at that stage, would you anticipate that iran would respond? well, first i should say that the iranians attack was not unprecedented, it was a response to a bombing of an embassy, if it was the british embassy... i am talking about the scale _ the british embassy... i am talking about the scale of— the british embassy... i am talking about the scale of it _ the british embassy... i am talking about the scale of it being - about the scale of it being unprecedented.— about the scale of it being unprecedented. about the scale of it being unrecedented. , ., , unprecedented. does drones were there to distract _ unprecedented. does drones were there to distract and _ unprecedented. does drones were there to distract and make - unprecedented. does drones were there to distract and make the - there to distract and make the surface to air missiles moving their direction so that the missiles targeting the two bases could get through, but in any case, if the israelis strike iran, the iranians have said very clearly that they have said very clearly that they
firepower, there are any fences, let me ask you a question... but firepower, there are any fences, let me ask you a question. . ._ me ask you a question... but the israelis back _ me ask you a question... but the israelis back down, _ me ask you a question... but the israelis back down, not _ me ask you a question... but the israelis back down, not the - israelis back down, not the iranians. israelis back down, not the iranians-— israelis back down, not the iranians. ., , ., ., , ., iranians. let me ask you a question, after the attack _ iranians. let me ask you a question, after the attack last _ iranians. let me ask you a question, after the attack last weekend - iranians. let me ask you a question, after the attack last weekend i - after the attack last weekend i asked israel's former ambassador to the un what it —— was it reckless that israel actually launch that attack in damascus two weeks ago. let me ask you the same question, was it extremely reckless of iran to launch that attack with 300 drones and missiles on israel last weekend? no, i think it was very smart move, i think the west should be very grateful to iran for showing so much patience over the years when the israelis constantly killed iranians who fighting ics in al-qaeda and syria because the israelis were working with these extremist groups. 0nly working with these extremist groups. only when the israelis bombed the iranian embassy in western countries and prevented the un security council from and prevented the un security councilfrom condemning