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just bollocks as they say in england. but i do think that the tante and coming out of tehran also belies deepen security that israel has the capacity. it's demonstrated last weekend that we have extensive defensive capabilities to prevent real damage to israel from iran in an attack. so they're having to talk tough, but the idea that iran is somehow passive actor here in the region is laughable. >> one i have to think that we just to that point, looking back at what occurred this past weekend, the way that the us, the uk french, jordanians, the saudis. i mean, that was quite a coalition that came together very quickly that had to have gotten a ron's attention. and i also think there's limited response by the israelis that also sends a message. >> well, you know, kudos, joe biden, kudos to the white house for orchestra and bringing that together. and also so tamping down what really has had a lot of domestic political turmoil
conflict may have been averted at this point, but it all comes down to tehran now, jim, it depends if iran believes that this was a low level enough attack that it doesn't feel it has to respond. jim all right. >> paula hancocks in beirut for us. thank you, paul appreciate it. let's go now to cnn, chief international correspondent nick paton walsh. use live in london with more nick, if you can pick up where apologists left off there, you know, it sounds like there's a lot of hope inside the diplomatic community internationally that perhaps this for tat will not continue. but i guess there are no guarantees that that will happen yeah, absolutely. >> no guarantees, but i'm one of them. >> the benefits of ron has of being an autocracy, being able to control the information released inside its own country. is it going essentially tell everybody what it wants to about what just happened? this may be israel showing in a limited way that it can penetrate iranian air
than a week ago now, it's not clear their role. here, but there is also been some criticized cism, not only from turkey, but from others in the region against the west, the west has been very quick to condemn a ron, but not so quick to condemn what started this whole thing in the first place gym, which was of course that strike on april 1 against that diplomatic compound in syria all right scott mclean are seen an international correspondent in istanbul for us are the region certainly on edge this morning, scott, thank you very much, secretary of state. >> tony blinken expected to speak from the g7 summit in coppery. it will be the first statement from the biden administration since israel's attack on iran just hours ago, cnn's barbie being a dough is in rome. four is barbie. >> what are you hearing about? the conversations that are taking place at this g7 meeting? >> i have to think things have gotten a little tense inside those boardroom. what can you tell us? >> yeah this has been a very, very important to g7 foreign
civil excuse me, the symbol airport in s for khan. and so those runways could have an impact if there are cratered, they could have an impact not just on military aviation, but also in civil aviation. well one thing that we saw this past weekend is that obviously the iranians have the capability to respond and they could try to do something in the same vein that we saw last week. >> and with those missiles and drones and so on going towards israel but what do we know about are ron's military capabilities? i mean, there's a lot of space that what we saw last week was calculated in a way that they knew that much of this was going to get intercepted, that it wasn't going to inflict major damage and that was maybe part of their calculus that might be reading into things too much, but could is it possible that they could unleash something that's far more fearsome. what we saw last weekend, it's definitely possible that we have to remember that they did hello graph, what they were going to do, at least through turkish and other intermediaries to the us. so there was a degree of preparation that not only israel had, but the us and
fins and it seems to be at the moment, at least in both sides interests that these tensions do not escalate. and that's i think what we're seeing at this point let's talk about what at least is known right now of what was hit, what was targeted where and where not, i guess the strike triggered or ron's air defense systems in doing so, is it possible have we learned have you learned anything about their capabilities from this? well, we knew that a lot of things about the uranian air defense systems, but every time there's a situation like this, kate, you have the time to learn more about what they're doing or what they're not doing, or what they're capable of so what this shows to me is that the iranian air defense systems are nowhere near the quality and the ability give the israeli or defense systems, the israeli or defense system is basically a three layered defense system that handles everything from the low distance threats all the way to
was there by the iranians, what command and control may have happened, what tied up early warning radars went up and were they able to detect where they were located, how they worked, and how they detected it. so this was very much a learning event for the israelis that would help them the future should additional strikes be required depending on what iran does to the question of what happens next. >> sources in the region of told cnn that they don't expect to ron is going to answer this with another retaliatory strike but i am curious about your perspective on how this changes the brewing conflict between israel and iran. because for years they've gone after each other, but typically through proxies. now this is a direct attack and it seems that it's shaping a precedent for the future boris that's a great point because what has happened is the veneer of a conflict between israel and iran has now been peeled away and the blood reality is
imprint.com for certain cnn this morning with kasie hunt. next you cnn breaking news good morning. >> i'm jim acosta and for casey khan, we begin with breaking news. a us official confirming to cnn that israel carried out a military strike inside iran late last night and news agency reporting, there were three explosions heard near an army base in the istvan providence that's about 270 miles south of tehran the israeli military is not commenting on the attack and it's not immediately clear what was targeted. this appears to be in retaliation for a ron's failed missile and drone. it's back on israel last weekend. the international atomic energy agency says there's no damage to iran's nuclear sites, and it is monitoring the situation very closely. paula hancocks is in beirut with the latest paula. get us up to speed. what do you know?
international studies. and you just saw from fred iranian missiles and drones showcase at that military parade today, president ron saying they could have launched a stronger response he says, we're nothing would be left of israel. >> so what are the facts? how how deep, how formidable is the iranian arsenal while aaron, the iranian arsenal, arsenal is the most formidable, i think in the, in the middle east, the iranians have a ballistic and cruise missiles, including the sumer, which can reach two to 3,000 kilometers. >> but i think just as important, the iranians have upwards of 200,000 missiles and rockets in lebanon right now that hezbollah has and could shoot from from lebanese territory. ed wood, frankly overwhelm israel's air defenses some the arrow, the david's sling, and the iron dome. so really both direct and indirect through partner responses. >> so you talk about the depth
a little bit with ron's attack on israel. i mean, there are a lot of members of the democratic caucus who are uncomfortable with sending more aid to israel, considering what's going on in gaza. what do you think well, i'm with that group i have very, very serious concerns about how israel is conducted its war in gaza it's unconscionable. >> that the way in which they've done more than 30,000 civilians off of which are children have been killed. that is just not acceptable, are going forward. what are we going? how do we deal with this? clearly israel because attacked directly by iran, that does change the calculus the second piece of it is that the biden administration remains and half as the power to deal with the flow of aid to israel. and it can modify, change change withhold certain
there will be a military response from it's sayyed, but the us and other western allies are urging limited action the iranians warning if the us and its middle eastern allies helped israel in any attack against iranian territory. >> they too will become targets, pretend ron's forces. >> i got how to kissy but had an iv if anyone wants to support the zionist regime in, anyway, in this confrontation, we will target that country and its interests tough talk as the middle east waits, watching and braces for what? >> could be a further escalation destabilizing the entire region and aaron more harsh rhetoric coming from the iranians today, the head of the revolution mary guard aerospace forces around that parade was asked, what happens if israel does attack. his answer was around, will strike back 100%. aaron fred, thank you very much. and outfront now, seth jones, senior vice president at the center for strategic and