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US Air Force, 'another country' used drones to attack military plant in Iran's Isfahan, media reports

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The US Air Force and "another country" used drones to attack the Iranian defense ministry's military plant in Isfahan, according to AlHadath.

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The attack, according to the report, was aimed at a ballistic missile depot and Israel had no involvement in the operation.

The attack on an ammunition depot was intended to "demonstrate to Iran and Russia" the US' willingness to combat the construction of plants "on the production and export of weapons," according to Al Hadath, citing US sources.

According to the IRNA state news agency, a powerful blast rang out overnight into Sunday in the central Iranian city of Isfahan.

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Later, the defense ministry of the republic stated that one of its facilities had been unsuccessfully attacked with drones on Saturday around 11:30 p.m. Meanwhile, there was no mention of who Tehran blamed for the attack in the statement.

A loud explosion was reported at a munitions factory in Isfahan following an unsuccessful drone attack, Iran’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

“There was an unsuccessful attack by small drones against a defence ministry industrial complex, and fortunately with predictions and air defence arrangements already in place, one of them struck,” the ministry’s statement read.

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“Fortunately, no one was killed in this failed attack, but the complex’s roof did sustain some minor damage,” it further added. However, the ministry chose to stay numb to comment on who is suspected of the attack.

Additionally, a large blaze engulfed an industrial area near the city of Tabriz, northwest Iran. The government said the fire started at a refinery producing motor oil, but the cause of the devastating blaze remains unclear.

The fire started at a refinery that produces motor oil, but the cause of the devastating blaze remains unclear. A series of more strikes were reported by a group of protesters in the southwestern Khuzestan province in Dezful.

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In addition to explosions in Isfahan, strikes and explosions were also reported in Hamadan, Khoy, Harakh, Tabriz, and Keraj.

Air raid sirens were heard in Rasht, Iran.

Hamadan had lost power, and the Internet was down across the country as a result of the explosions.

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Meanwhile, two hours before the drone attack, an earthquake was also reported in Khoy city. A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Khoy, West Azerbaijan province, in northwest Iran.

UDPATE: According to US officials and people familiar with the operation, Israel conducted a covert drone strike on an Iranian defense compound as it sought new ways to limit Tehran's nuclear and military ambitions, WSJ reported.

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