state television Iranian reported this Friday the sound of “loud explosions” in the central province of Isfahanwhich he attributed to the downing of drones by the country’s air defenses, amid tensions over possible Israeli retaliation against Iran.
“The loud sounds that have been heard in several areas of Iran are due to the shooting down of unknown micro aerial vehicles by defense systems,” state television indicated.
For its part, the state agency IRNA reported that air defenses have been activated in “several provinces” after “loud explosions” were heard in the center of the country.
The Mehr agency, for its part, shared a video in which air defenses are supposedly seen firing during the night.
Amid confusion over what is happening, aviation authorities suspended flights in at least three cities in the country, including Tehran and its international airport.
In the United States, a senior official told ABC that Israel launched several missiles against Iran early Friday morning.
This aggression would be retaliation for Iran’s attack with hundreds of missiles and drones last Saturday against Israel, which in turn was a response to the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, in which seven members of the Revolutionary Guard died.
Israel has stated that they will respond to the Iranian attack, to which Tehran He has raised the tone of his warnings and has also assured that he will take measures against a possible Israeli retaliation.
Iran warned yesterday that it could review its “nuclear doctrine” – which until now dictated an exclusively civil use of this energy – if Israel threatens to attack its atomic centers.
Iran activates its air defense systems in several cities, according to state press
The army Israeli announced on Friday the activation of warning sirens in the north of the country, on the border with Lebanonafter reports of “explosions” that occurred in Iran and Syria.
The Hebrew armed forces said they had “no comment” to make about these events, which occurred amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran and its allies in the Middle East.
