An Iranian security official told the Lebanese, Hezbollah-affiliated Al Akhbar newspaper that Israel's attack in Isfahan on Friday "was limited and showed that it wants to avoid escalation at this time, fearing the consequences of a strong Iranian response." According to him, "the Israeli attack against the military base "was smaller in scope than the last Iranian attack against Israel, so Tehran has the advantage in the new power balance. Iran does not want escalation at this point." (Lior Ben Ari)