Urgent.. Iran thwarts an Israeli attack on its nuclear facilities in Isfahan
Iran fired its air defenses on a major air base and nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after drones were spotted early Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in response to Tehran’s unprecedented attack on the Zionist entity.
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Israeli attack and refusal to recognize
It was not clear whether The country was under attack, as no Israeli official directly acknowledged this possibility and a spokesman refused Israeli occupation army commentary. However, tensions have escalated since the Iranian attack on Israel amid its aggression against the Gaza Strip and its strikes targeting Iran in Syria.
US officials refused The suspension was delayed until early Friday, but American broadcast networks quoted unnamed American officials as saying that Israel carried out the attack. The New York Times quoted unidentified Israeli officials as saying that Israel was behind the attack on Iran.
State television reported that air defense batteries opened fire in several provinces after reports of the presence of Drones in the air.
In particular, the Iranian news agency said that air defenses fired on a major air base in Isfahan, which has long been home to the Iranian fleet. Of the American-made F-14 Tomcat aircraft – which were purchased before the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
And published " Tasnim" Later, a video clip of one of its correspondents, who said that he was in the Zardinjan area southeast of Isfahan, near the “Nuclear Energy Mountain”
The footage showed two different locations for anti-aircraft guns, and the details of the video are consistent with the known features of the location of the Iranian uranium conversion facility in Isfahan.
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At 4:45 we heard gunfire. He said: “There was nothing happening,” except the presence of the air defense forces.
The facility in Isfahan operates three small research reactors supplied by China, in addition to dealing with Fuel production and other activities for Iran’s civil nuclear program.
"Isfahan" It is also home to sites linked to Iran’s nuclear program, including the underground enrichment site at Natanz, which has been repeatedly targeted by suspected Israeli sabotage attacks.
State television described all the sites Atomic energy in the region was declared “completely safe”.
The International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations said that “no damage was caused to Iranian nuclear sites.” After the Israeli attack.
General Siavush Mihandoust, the commander of the local army, told state television that the incident did not cause “damage.” Around Isfahan.
Iran’s nuclear program has progressed rapidly to producing uranium enriched at levels approaching weapons-grade levels since the collapse of its nuclear agreement with world powers after former President Donald Trump withdrew America from agreement in 2018. While Iran insists that its program is for peaceful purposes, Western countries and the International Atomic Energy Agency say Tehran was running a secret military weapons program until 2003.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has warned that Iran now possesses enough enriched uranium to make several nuclear weapons if it chose to do so – though. The US intelligence community confirms that Tehran is not actively seeking a nuclear bomb.
Dubai-based airlines Emirates and Flydubai began diverting their flights around western Iran at around 4:30 a.m. local time.
They offered no explanation, although local warnings to pilots indicated the airspace may be closed.
Iran then halted commercial flights in Tehran and across its western and central regions.
Loudspeakers informed customers of the incident that occurred at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, online videos reveal.
Authorities said Iran later restored service. Regular flight. Hossein Dalirian, a spokesman for Iran’s civil space program, said on the social media platform “Several small drones were flying in the sky of Isfahan, and they were shot at.”
Meanwhile, in Iraq, where a number of Iranian-backed militias are based, residents in Baghdad reported hearing the sounds of explosions, But the source of the noise was not immediately clear.
The incident on Friday in Iran also raised concerns about the conflict escalating again across the Middle East’s seas, which have seen attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on ships due to… The war in Gaza.
The British Army’s UK Maritime Trade Operations Center warned ships in the area that they may witness an increase in drone activity in the sky.
She wrote, “There are currently no indications that commercial ships are the intended target.”
The Houthis launched at least 53 attacks on ships, and seized a ship. They have sunk others since last November, according to the US Maritime Administration.
Houthi attacks have declined in recent weeks as they have been targeted by a US-led air campaign in Yemen, and with the decline in shipping through the Red Sea and the Gulf. Aden due to the threat.
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