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Drones attacked a military plant in Iran’s central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday.
“An explosion has occurred in one of the military centers affiliated to the Ministry of Defense,” the deputy head of security for Isfahan governorate Mohammad Reza Jan-Nesari told the semi-official Fars News Agency.
Jan-Nesari said the explosion left some damage, “but fortunately there were no casualties.”
The state news agency IRNA later said the explosion had been caused by “small drones.”
“There was an unsuccessful attack by small drones against a defense ministry industrial complex and fortunately with predictions and air defense arrangements already in place, one of them (struck),” IRNA said in a post on Twitter, citing the country’s defense ministry.
“The air defense system of the complex was able to destroy two other drones….
2023-01-29 12:55:18 Iran drone attack: Military plant hit, Tehran says
Source from www.cnn.com On Saturday, Iranian state-run news media announced that an attack had been launched on a military factory located in Khuzestan province, south-west Iran. The culprit of the attack is still unknown, however, Iranian officials are pointing the finger at Israel.
The attack was reportedly launched at around midnight and targeted a military plant called Shahid Rajaee, situated near the border with Iraq. Iranian officials claim a drone was used to launch the attack and evidence was collected at the site. It is believed that the plant was specifically targeted, highlighting the level of precision and complex nature of this attack.
A state run broadcaster, IRIB TV, reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had identified the country of origin of the drone, though this has not been confirmed. Tehran has made strong statements claiming that Israel was behind the attack.
At this point, there has been no comment from Israel. However, speculation that Israel may have been involved has long been circulating in the media for some time and the attack has done little to ease the tensions between the two countries.
The incident has highlighted the escalating tensions in the Middle East, as well as the growing risk of unrest in the region. The international community is being urged to step up and prevent these attacks from escalating into further conflict.