Iran denies missile attack and damage

The military authorities Iranians They indicated this Friday that the country’s defense systems “fired at suspicious objects” that have not caused damage, amid speculation about a possible missile attack. Israeli.

“The sound is related to the firing of Isfahan’s defense systems,” the Iranian army commander in Isfahan province, Siavosh Mihan-Dust, told Iranian state television.

“We have had no damage or accidents”added the soldier.

State television reported early in the morning that the sound of “loud explosions” had been heard in the central province of Isfahan, which is home to missile production centers and nuclear facilities.

The Fars agency was more specific and specified that the sound of “three explosions” occurred near the Shekari air base, north of Isfahan, amid information from the United States that Israel had attacked with missiles.

Iran denied that there had been a missile attack against the country and assured that air defenses had shot down several drones.

“There are no reports of a missile attack for now,” said Iranian Space Agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian. in your X social network account.

It was also reported that the country’s air defenses have shot down “three micro drones.”

State television pointed out that the drones came from inside the country, something that has already happened in the past, the last known case in April 2023, when a military complex was attacked with three drones in Isfahan.

Neither the Israeli Government nor the US Pentagon have officially recognized the operation.

However, an official Israeli source confirmed to The Washington Post the air attack that its Army carried out inside Iran, in retaliation for the Iranian bombing against Israel last Saturday.

Amid confusion over what was happening, aviation authorities suspended flights in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan, where travel resumed hours later.

For its part, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed this Friday that no damage has been caused to Iran’s nuclear facilities after the attack carried out by Israel against the center of the country.

Iran launched an attack with missiles and drones against Israel last Saturday, in retaliation for the bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, in which seven members of the Revolutionary Guard died.

Thursday night the American television network ABC Israel reported that he launched an attack against Iranin retaliation for the bombing that it suffered over the weekend from that country, the American television network ABC reported, citing a senior United States official.

What does Israel say?

Although several American media have confirmed the Israeli attack, so far, neither the Government of that country nor the Pentagon have officially recognized the operation.

Iran reopened airports this Friday

Iran reopened its airports this Friday, including the two airfields in the capital, which closed after “loud explosions” were heard in the center of the country, amid tensions over possible Israeli retaliation against Iran.

”Flights have resumed at the Imam Khomeini International Airport,” said the airfield’s public relations director, Javad Salehi, according to the Mehr agency.

For his part, the public relations director of the Iranian Airports Company, Reza Kargar, indicated that flights have also resumed at the capital’s local Mehrabad airfield.

Shiraz Isfahan airports have also reopened, where a “loud explosion” was heard which led to the closure of the airfields.