"At present, no damage has been caused to Tabriz's sensitive centers, no explosions have occurred and the city is calm," the agency reported citing a source.

"We did not approve the retaliation," the official told the TV channel.

“I’ve closely monitored the paper’s slanted coverage for more than a decade, and I admit to being stunned by this,” wrote Mondoweiss editor James North. “Arguably the worst example of bias is the Times’s directive that its reports should ‘avoid’ using the phrase ‘occupied territory’ when describing Palestinian land.”

“Even the United States government accepts [Palestine is] occupied, and that's saying something,” noted author Robert Fantina on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program. Fantina made the observation in response to a leaked New York Times memo instructing its reporters not to use the term “occupation” in regard to Israel’s control of Palestine.

“There are international laws governing occupation,” he added. “For the occupied, they have the right – the legal right – to resist the occupation in any way at their disposal, including armed struggle. That is specified.”

"Out of an abundance of caution following reports that Israel conducted a retaliatory strike inside Iran, US government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv area (including Herzliya, Netanya, and even Yehuda), Jerusalem, and Be'er Sheva until further notice."