Israel launched early this Friday several missiles against Iran in the province of Isfahan in retaliation for the attack suffered last Saturdaya senior US official has assured the ABC network.

But until now, Neither the Israeli government nor the Pentagon have officially recognized the operation. Iran activated its defenses and has only claimed that explosions had occurred in the city of Isfahan, but that the Iranian nuclear facilities were safe.

Besides, Iran has denied it was attacked with missileshas noted that “no large-scale impact or explosion caused by any aerial threat has been reported so far” and that the situation in Isfahan was calm.

What is known so far about this attack

Early this Friday, Israel launched several missiles against Iran in the province of Isfahan in retaliation for the attack suffered last Saturdaya senior US official has assured the ABC network.

Iranian state television first reported the sound of “strong explosions” in the central province of Isfahan, which he attributed to shooting down drones by air defenses from the country. In Isfahan is Natanz, the area where one of Iran’s nuclear facilities is located.

But later Iran denied that an attack took place with missiles against the country and assured that air defenses have shot down several drones: “So far no large-scale impact or explosion caused by any aerial threat has been reported,” the state agency IRNA has stated.

Iranian state television provided similar information and showed images of apparent normality in the city of Isfahan. ““The nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are completely safe”has indicated the Tasnim agency, linked to the Revolutionary Guard, the body in charge of the security of the country’s atomic centers.

The United States has said who was not involved in the attack and also, Israel has notified Washington before carrying it out, a senior official has said to the NBC network.

The state agency IRNA initially reported that air defenses have been activated in “several provincesafter “strong explosions” were heard in the center of the country.

In the midst of confusion about what is happening, aviation authorities suspended flights in at least three cities in the country, including Tehran and its international airport. But hours later Iran reopened this Friday the airports, including the two airfields in the capital. “Flights have resumed at the Imam Khomeini International Airport,” said the airfield’s public relations director, Javad Salehi, according to the Mehr agency.