Iran Shoots Down Multiple Drones, US Officials Suspect Israel

Conflict between Israel and Iran: “The country’s air defense has successfully shot down several drones; as of right now, there are no reports of a missile attack.”

New Delhi: In the most recent tit-for-tat exchange between the two bitter enemies, Israel began an attack on Iranian territory on Friday, according to US authorities. Their decades-long shadow war has spilled over into the open and threatened to engulf the area in more violence.

Ten facts about the current Israel-Iran crisis are as follows:

1. A report from US officials, Israel struck back at Iran for its attack over the weekend, albeit the incident’s seriousness was downplayed in both countries’ media.
2. Iran’s main broadcaster stated that explosions were heard close to Isfahan, the country’s third-largest city, prompting Iran to activate its air defense system over multiple cities, according to state media.
3. The Isfahan province is home to several Iranian nuclear plants, the most prominent of which is Natanz, the hub of Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Iran’s Tasnim news agency said that nuclear facilities in Isfahan are “completely secure”
4. Iran claimed to have shot down many drones, despite some media reports claiming that missiles had been fired, saying that there had been “no missile attack for now”.
5. Iran’s space agency spokesman Hossein stated on X that multiple drones “have been successfully shot down by the country’s air defence, there are no reports of a missile attack for now.”
6. The Israeli military and government have yet to comment on the strike. The Jewish state seldom discusses particular military operations associated with Iran.
7. An announcement to airmen published on a US Federal Aviation Administration website stated that all flights were canceled out of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.
8. According to flight paths displayed on the tracking website Flightradar24, many Emirates and Flydubai aircraft that were over Iran early on Friday made abrupt, abrupt diversions away from the area.
9. After Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones toward Israel over the weekend, Israel had threatened to retaliate. The majority of them were thwarted.
10. Following an attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, which was largely attributed to Israel, followed that strike.

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