What happened in Iran?
There have been reports of explosions in Iran’s third-largest city on Friday (AEST),with Israeli officials tellingThe New York Times,that a strike was launched. A US official also said Israel launched a strike against Iran.
The explosions hit near Isfahan city in the country’s centre where there is a key military base.
However,the exact nature of the event is unclear. An Iranian official told Reuters on Friday that the explosions heard in Isfahan were a result of the activation of Iran’s air defence systems and no missile attack was carried out against Iran.
Reports also emerged that Israel used armed quadcopters that were launched from within Iran.
Israel reportedly carried out a missile strike targeting an air defence unit in its south and causing material damage,Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday.
Why would Israel attack Iran?