India, April 15 -- Iran's attack against Israel was unprecedented and intended to cause "significant" damage and death, but Israel's success in repelling the attack in coordination with allies was "spectacular" and "extraordinary", a senior US administration official has said, suggesting that Israel came out very much "on the top".

The official added that the incident showed that US commitment to Israel's security was "ironclad", with American forces and assets helping Israel by intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles drones. At the same time, President Joe Biden had also discussed with PM Benjamin Netanyahu to think through the next steps "carefully" and "strategically" and underlined the need to prevent a wider escalation of the confli...