The American newspaper ‘The Washington Post’ has assured that an official Israeli source has confirmed the air attack that its Army has carried out inside Iran, in retaliation for the Iranian bombing against Israel last Saturday.
The Iranian media reported this Friday morning at least three explosions near a military base located in the northwest of the city of Isfahanwhere the largest nuclear facility in Iransouth of the country’s capital, Tehran, in what is suspected to be an attack by the Israeli Armed Forces.
Sources consulted by the Fars news agency have indicated that air defenses have been activated in response to an object suspected to be a micro unmanned aerial vehicle and that one of the possible targets was the Army radar, adding that nuclear facilities They are “in complete safety.”
However, the air defenses Iranians have been activated in several provinces of the country. In fact, an explosion was heard in the west of the city of Tabriz, in the far west of the country, a detonation that the media points to “a defense shot” when identifying “a suspicious object.” This area has petrochemical refineries.
For his part, the airport’s communications director has indicated in statements to the Mehr agency that flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz, in the south of the country, have been canceled until 10:30 a.m.
Iran denies missile attack
Iran has denied the attack, although it has assured that anti-aircraft defenses have shot down several drones. So far, neither the Israeli government nor the Pentagon have officially recognized the operation. Iran has activated its defenses and only claimed that explosions had occurred in the city of Isfahan, but that the Iranian nuclear facilities were safe.
In addition, Iran has denied that it was attacked with missiles, saying that “no large-scale impact or explosion caused by any air threat has been reported so far” and that the situation in Isfahan was calm.
The Iranian Space Agency has also denied a missile attack, contrary to information from the United States that claimed that Israel had launched projectiles against Iranian soil.
Israel attacked to demonstrate that it has offensive capabilitiesto
The air attack that Israel launched this Friday against Iran was intended to demonstrate to Tehran that the Israelis have the capacity to reach the center of the Persian country with their weapons, reported today Washington Post.
The American newspaper has assured that an official Israeli source has confirmed the air attack that its Army has carried out inside Iran, in retaliation for the Iranian bombing against Israel last Saturday.
Source: Eitb
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