Iran’s foreign minister has reiterated that his country does not seek an escalation in the Middle East but reserves the right to defend itself against Israel’s attack with a “measured and calculative” response.

While initially designed to simulate ground-launched ballistic missiles while in flight, such ALBMs have some notable advantages over their ground-based counterparts.

Saturday’s attack marked the first time Israel has acknowledged striking Iran, bringing the shadow war into the open and crossing a threshold that has led some in the Islamic Republic to question the country’s deterrence capabilities.