U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a top Israeli official that Iran “should not make the mistake of responding to Israel’s strikes,” a Pentagon readout says.

Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic

Soon after Israel’s attack, which it said hit 20 military targets and that lasted several hours, life in Iran appeared to return to normal.

Israel launched missile strikes against Iranian targets in retaliation for Iran’s attack on Tel Aviv earlier this month. Iran said the strikes caused only “limited damage.”

Following are reactions to Israel's strikes against Iran on Saturday: SENIOR BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL Said Israel's strikes on military sites in Iran appear to have been a targeted and proportional response to Tehran's earlier attacks,

The IDF said in a statement that its strikes are “in response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel.”