Iran’s Defence ministry says drone attack on Isfahan military plant ‘unsuccessful’

Drone attack on Iran’s Isfahan military plant ‘unsuccessful’: Defence ministry – YouTube

A series of powerful explosions occurred on Sunday night at military infrastructure facilities in Iran. An air alert has been declared in a number of cities.
 
According to the IRNA news agency, a large engine oil factory caught fire in the city of Shahid-Salimi in the province of East Azerbaijan.
 
The Tasnim news agency reports that a military warehouse and a munitions production center were also attacked by drones.
 
The sounds of explosions are also heard in Tehran, according to eyewitnesses, planes were raised into the sky over the Iranian capital. According to local residents, government buildings in Tehran were attacked.
 
At the moment, there is no information about the victims and injured.
 
The Iranian Ministry of Defense confirmed a UAV attack on one of the centers for the production of ammunition.
 
“On the evening of January 28, 2023, around 11:30 p.m., an unsuccessful attack was carried out using drones on one of the centers of the Ministry of Defense,” the ministry said in a statement. “One of them was shot down by an air defense system, and the other two fell into defensive traps and exploded.”
 
Which country owns the drones that attacked the Iranian military facility, the Iranian authorities have not yet said.
 
According to the Al Arabiya news channel, Israel launched a special military operation in Iran to destroy its military industry.
 
Israel does not comment on this statement.