This attack occurs days after Iran to launch drone offensive against Israel in response to an attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria.
The Iranian Fars news agency said that An explosion was heard at an airport in the Iranian city of Isfahan, but the cause was not immediately known. Several Iranian nuclear facilities are located in the province of Isfahan, including Natanz, centerpiece of Iran’s uranium enrichment program.
Several flights were diverted over Iranian airspace, CNN reported.
Tension grows in the Middle East after the crossfire between Israel and Iran
Over the weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles in retaliation for an alleged Israeli attack on its embassy in Syria. Most of the drones and missiles were shot down before reaching Israeli territory.
Iran declared Thursday before the UN Security Council that Israel “must be forced to end any new military adventure against our interests,” as the UN secretary general warned that the Middle East was in a “moment of maximum danger”.
Israel had warned it would retaliate against Iran’s April 13 missile and drone attack.
Putin warned Iran about Israel’s retaliation
In the last hours, the Kremlin of Russia confirmed that Vladimir Putin communicated with Ebrahim Raisipresident of Iran, to warn him that an armed escalation could bring “catastrophic consequences“.
For his part, the Iranian president He responded to the Russian president that Iran was “forced” to attack Israeli positions after the deadly assault who suffered on their diplomatic facilities in Damascus. Despite this, the Iranian leader assured that they have no interest to continue with “further escalation of tensions“.
Source: Ambito
