Several strategic infrastructures were targeted by a drone attack, according to Tehran. A military compound and an oil refinery were hit.
Iran was the target of several airstrikes on the night of January 28. Explosions were reported in Isfahan in the east of the country and in Azarshahr, not far from Tabriz in the north. ” An unsuccessful attack by small drones took place against an industrial complex of the Ministry of Defense and fortunately the air defense devices in place, destroyed it the country’s defense ministry told Iranian TV. ” The complex’s air defense system was able to destroy two more drones. Fortunately, this unsuccessful attack did not cause any fatalities and the roof of the complex suffered minor damage. “.
On social networks, several videos of the explosion are circulating. In Isfahan, the second largest city in the country behind Tehran the capital, the strike targeted an ammunition factory. A resident filmed the attack in the sky of the city. It is impossible to determine the drone model.
In the north of the country, not far from the border with Azerbaijan, an oil refinery caught fire in Azarshahr not far from the city of Tabriz. Firefighters were dispatched.
Precedents for Israeli attacks
Drone attacks have been carried out by Israel in the past. Both countries regularly carry out clandestine strikes. Six suicide quadcopter drones were detonated at an Iranian facility near Kermanshah, Iran on February 12, 2021. An official, interviewed by The New York Times, said the facility was the main manufacturing and storage facility for military drones of Iran, and that the Israeli attack destroyed dozens of them.
The range of a suicide drone is limited and an attack from Israel is complicated given these constraints. For the localized explosions in the Tabriz region, the drones were able to take off from a base in Azerbaijan. At present, it is not possible to determine the origin of the devices.
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