Iran dismisses reported Israeli retaliatory attack in Isfahan Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides on Saturday appeared to step back from wider conflict stemming from the war in Gaza. Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones one week ago in retaliation for a deadly April 1 air strike –which Iran blamed on Israel – that levelled the Iranian consulate in Damascus and killed seven Revolutionary Guards.