The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the Iranians are “deeply embarrassed” at “how incompetent” their strike against Israel was.
There are growing calls for restraint as the world reacts to Iran’s aerial bombardment of Israel.
It is Tehran’s first-ever direct attack on its neighbour.
Israel says more than 300 missiles and drones were fired by Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, but most were intercepted before entering Israeli airspace.
“I think it [Iran] wanted to hit some Israeli targets,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News host Andrew Bolt.
“I think they fired more than 100 ballistic missiles.
“I think the Iranians are deeply embarrassed at how incompetent their strike was.”