Iran accuses Israel of drone attack on military facility in Isfahan

Israel is behind the drone attack on a military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Iranian Permanent Representative to the UN Amid Saeed Iravani said. transmits ISNA. The diplomat announced this in a letter to the Secretary General and the Interim Chairman of the Security Council of the world organization.

“The preliminary investigation shows that the Zionist regime is responsible for the terrorist attack on the Ministry of Defense workshop complex in the city of Isfahan, and the actions of this regime violate international law and are condemned,” the letter says.

In the document, Iravani refers, among other things, to statements by the Israeli authorities in January about their readiness to strike at Iranian infrastructure, including nuclear facilities. Iran, the diplomat added, has the right to protect its security and “strongly respond” to wrongdoing by Israel.

On January 29, in Isfahan, Iran, the third largest city in Iran, three combat drones attacked the facilities of the country’s Ministry of Defense. During the repulse of the attack, one drone was shot down, and the remaining two fell into defensive traps and exploded. Iran’s defense ministry called the attack “unsuccessful” in a statement. On January 31, local media reported that the Iranian intelligence services identified drone manufacturer.

At the same time, The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, had previously called Israel involved in the attack. In addition, Iran expressed suspicion that one of the countries involved in the attack could be Ukraine. Moscow condemned the attack, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Russian services are trying to get a full picture of the drone attack that took place in Iran.