U.S. officials revealed that Israeli drones attacked Iranian military factories, Pentagon: the U.S. military was not involved
[Global Network Report] Based on reports from the US "Wall Street Journal" and Reuters on the 29th local time, a military factory in Iran exploded a few days ago. US officials revealed that it was a drone attack carried out by the Israeli army.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder responded that no US military was involved in the attack on Iran.
According to reports, in addition to the above statement, Ryder declined to make further comments.
A few days ago, a military factory in Isfahan, Iran, exploded. According to reports, the Iranian side stated that the Iraqi army intercepted the drone trying to carry out the attack. The explosion did not cause casualties or serious damage.
Reuters said the media could not independently confirm the extent of the damage caused by the explosion.
Regarding the explosion, the US "Wall Street Journal" reported that several US officials and people familiar with the matter revealed that the Israeli army carried out drone attacks on Iranian military industrial targets.
According to Reuters, a U.S. official who asked not to be named told the media that Israel appeared to be involved, while several other U.S. officials declined to comment, saying only that Washington was not involved.
Relations between Israel and Iran have been tense for years.
According to a previous report by The Times of Israel, then Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on the 28th of last month that Israel may attack Iran's nuclear facilities within two to three years.
In a speech, he told air force pilots about to graduate from the course training, "Israel has stepped up preparations dramatically in recent years and is preparing for the possibility of an attack on Iran." "In two to three years, you may will fly east to participate in the strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, and we are preparing for that."
According to a report by Iranian National Television in the early hours of January 29 local time, a huge explosion occurred in a weapons production center affiliated to the Ministry of Defense in the central city of Isfahan in Iran.
The province's security official said no one was killed in the blast.
After the incident, the Iranian Ministry of Defense issued a statement stating that at around 23:30 on the 28th, the attack on a military center of the Iranian Ministry of Defense in Isfahan ended in failure.
The statement noted that there were three drones involved in the attack.
One of the drones was successfully intercepted by the air defense system of the military center, and the other two drones were interfered by the defense system and then exploded.
The statement pointed out that the attack caused no casualties and equipment damage, and the explosion only caused minor damage to the center's roof.
The statement did not say which side the attack came from.
(Source: World Wide Web)