Israel was reportedly behind drone strikes in Iran last night.
FOX News reported on the attacks but could not confirm who was behind the attack.
An explosion at an Iranian military facility Saturday evening, which authorities said was the result of a drone strike, comes just days after the United States and Israel conducted joint military drills in the region.
Iran’s authorities announced Saturday that bomb-carrying drones targeted a “workshop” that operates for the Iranian Ministry of Defense in the central city of Isfahan, causing some damage. The officials did not disclose what the factory produces and said the attack was “unsuccessful.”
“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,” Iranian defense officials said in a statement, according to state news agency IRNA…
…There have been reports of additional drone strikes, including a comment from Iuliia Mendel, a former spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Israel appears to have been behind an overnight drone attack on a military factory in Iran, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Iran claimed to have intercepted drones that struck a military industry target near the central city of Isfahan, and said there were no casualties or serious damage.
The extent of damage could not be independently ascertained. Iranian state media released footage showing a flash in the sky and emergency vehicles at the scene.
This is not good. In late December, Iran promised to destroy Tel Aviv if Israel hit their nuclear strike sites.
A huge fire has erupted at an Iranian military industry factory following a suspected drone strike - as mystery surrounds who was responsible for the attack.
A loud explosion struck the factory close to Iran's central city of Isfahan overnight amid rising global tensions.
Footage close to the scene shows huge flames engulfing the facility and plumes of black smoke rising from the area, while emergency vehicles and fire trucks could be seen outside the complex.
The extent of the damage could not be independently confirmed, but officials in Tehran's Defence Ministry have said the explosion caused only minor damage to the roof of a workshop building and there were no casualties.
A statement to State television said: 'Around 11.30pm (8pm GMT) on Saturday night, an unsuccessful attack was carried out using micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) on one of the ministry's workshop sites.'
Officials said one drone was shot down, while a further two were 'caught in defence traps and blew up'.
It added: '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.'
Elsewhere, a large fire broke out at a motor oil factory in an an industrial zone near the northwestern city of Tabriz on Sunday. No further information has been made available about the blaze.
The drone attack comes amid tensions with the West over Tehran's nuclear work and supply of arms for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as months of anti-Government demonstrations.
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