An arsenal of Iranian Defense Ministry ammunition explodes

Iran’s Defense Ministry has said it has repelled a three-drone attack on one of its military installations in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. The attack happened shortly before midnight at an Isfahan military compound. and three drones participated in it, which were neutralized by Iranian defense systems without causing significant damage, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

“One of the micro drones was shot down by air defense gunfire from the complexwhile the other two were caught in defensive nets and exploded,” the Iranian authorities explained.

The Ministry of Defense assured that the attack was “failed”, did not cause human casualties and “only caused minor damage” to the roof of the facility. Iranian authorities did not single out any country or organization for the attack, but Tehran has in the past accused Israel of carrying out alleged sabotage operations on its territory.

Iran accused Israel of a sabotage attempt against the Natanz uranium enrichment plant in 2021, when a blackout damaged hundreds of centrifugesin a fact that Tehran described as “nuclear terrorism”.

A year later he singled out Israel again for another sabotage attempt against the Fordow underground nuclear plant. Iran and Israel wage a covert war that includes cyberattacks, alleged assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists and sabotage of ships, though neither country publicly acknowledges their actions.

The Jewish state considers the Islamic Republic its main enemy and For years, it has also been attacking Iranian military positions or those of allied militias in Syria. to repel their presence in the region.

Iran has accused Israel, among other countries, of being behind the protests sparked by Amini’s death in September, which they have caused almost 500 deaths in judicial repression.