An Iranian source denied the validity of what it described as “the Israeli army’s claims about targeting 20 sites inside the country.” While it considered this “untrue,” it downplayed the extent of the damage caused by the Israeli attack, saying that the number of targets was much less than that.

Washington continued to closely follow what it called the threats of Iran and its allies in the region, and while there were conflicting opinions regarding the timing of a possible Iranian strike against Israel, Tehran requested specific weapons from Moscow in preparation for war.