A Pentagon spokesman confirmed Sunday that Washington was not involved Any military operation in IranHe indicated that Israel was apparently behind the drone attack on a military factory in Isfahan.
Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said no US military forces were involved in strikes in Iran. He also declined to give more details.
For his part, the Al-Arabiya / Al-Hadath correspondent said that the Americans want to distance themselves from any connection they have with the Isfahan process, adding, “Washington’s positions have become more stringent towards Tehran during the recent period.”
Israel carried out a secret raid
These statements come, after he revealed US officials People familiar with the Isfahan operation, which took place on Saturday night, said that Israel carried out a secret drone strike targeting a defense complex in Iran.
They explained that the strike in Isfahan aimed at containing Tehran’s nuclear and military ambitions, according to the newspaper “The Wall Street Journal”.
Explosions at an ammunition factory in Isfahan
Iranian officials have said that Iran thwarted an attempted attack by three small planes that targeted an ammunitions factory in the city of Isfahan, next to the site of the Iranian Space Research Center, which the United States imposed sanctions for its work in Iran.
Iran said its air defenses shot down one of the planes while the other two exploded above the warehouse, causing minor damage to the roof.
first attack
The strike is the first known attack carried out by Israel under the new far-right coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who authorized a series of daring operations inside Iran when he last served in that position from 2009 to 2021.
The explosion took place amid escalating tensions with the West over Iran’s nuclear file and its supply of weapons to Russia in its war with Ukraine, in addition to the suppression of popular demonstrations against the Iranian government that have been going on for months.
