Israel Targets Iran Military Facility In Drone Attack: Report

According to reports, Israel targeted the Iranian Defense Ministry military facility with a drone strike on Saturday night in Isfahan. It is located in the middle of Iran.

According to a Report The Wall Street Journal published Sunday morning that U.S. officials confirmed that Israel was behind the operation.

Three quadcopter bomb-carrying According to the Iranian government, two drones were involved in this strike. They were shot down by Iranian defense systems at around 11:30 p.m. Two of the drones were stopped. “defense traps,” According to the, while the third was destroyed due to air defense systems BBC. The roof of the facility sustained minor damage during the unsuccessful attacks. Considered To become a manufacturer of ammunition. 

“One of (the drones) was hit by the … air defense and the other two were caught in defense traps and blew up. Fortunately, this unsuccessful attack did not cause any loss of life and caused minor damage to the workshop’s roof,” The ministry In a statement 

An apparent video captured the scene with a loud bang as well as a bright flash. 

فیلمی از لحظه انفجار در در یکی از مراکز مهمات‌سازی وزارت دفاع در #اصفهان.

ویدیو: رکنا https://t.co/aBildtGIAl pic.twitter.com/HKEojTCrKg

— Farzad Seifikaran (@FSeifikaran) January 28, 2023

“(The attack) has not affected our installations and mission…and such blind measures will not have an impact on the continuation of the country’s progress,” The ministry was expanded. 

According to The New York Times, quadcopter drones can fly at a very short range and four rotors. The outlet said that authorities believe the drones originated from Iran and were probably organized inside Iran, based on how far the facility is from the border. This incident is similar to an attack on the Iranian Atomic Energy Agency facility in June 2021 that was stopped.

According to the Associated Press, no group has yet claimed responsibility for this attack. Reuters. Some suspected that the operation was being carried out by Israel. Israel is involved in a shadow war against the Islamist country and trying to stop it. Prevent It from acquiring nuclear weapons. The New York Times reported that social media Telegram channels related to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard blamed Israel. 

One post from an account linked to the Iran Revolutionary Guard warned “Wait for rogue drones hitting Zionist oil tankers.” 

A fire in an oil refinery Broken Yesterday, the fire broke out in the country’s northwest. Investigators are still investigating the cause of the fire. Iran has been rocked by protests stemming in large part from Mahsa, a 22-year old woman who was taken into police custody in September for her alleged inappropriate wearing of her hijab.