Iranian state media are downplaying the impact of the Israeli retaliatory attack on Iran, framing it as harmless. Iranian state radio reported that the sounds of explosions heard in western Tehran were merely a result of air defence systems in action. According to the Tasnim news agency, there were no recorded impacts on Revolutionary Guards’ bases or rocket strikes, and reports of attacks in other regions of the country have not been officially confirmed. An Israeli official, speaking to the news site Ynet, dismissed Iran’s narrative, calling it “a lie.” An Israeli attack had been expected fo…