Situation normal after air defenses fire at 'suspicious objects' in Iran
The sound of explosions have been heard near the central Iranian city of Isfahan and Tabriz in the country's northwest after air defense systems fired at "suspicious objects" early Friday.
Officials said important facilities in the Isfahan province, especially nuclear facilities, are completely safe and no incidents have been reported.
Video shows the moment Iran's air defense shot down several mini quadcopters near Isfahan. pic.twitter.com/93dwwtAzPz
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"The sound was related to Isfahan's air defense systems firing at suspicious objects and we have not had any damage or accident," Brigadier Siavash Mihandoust, senior Army commander in Isfahan province, said Friday.
Iranian media: Situation in Isfahan normal, no explosions taken place on ground https://t.co/fnwgPMcZth
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Space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said several drones "have been successfully shot down by the country's air defense, and that there had been "no missile attack for now" on the country.
"No foreign aerial attack has been carried out so far against Isfahan or other areas of the country," he wrote in a post on his account on X on Friday morning.
There were just "failed and humiliated" efforts to fly quadcopters which were downed, Dalirian said.
Airports resume flights
The Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company said normal operations have resumed for flights at Iranian airports including Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran after temporary delays.
I'm in Isfahan. I didn't hear the explosion as it happened just outside of the city. The city is calm and quiet for now.
— Setareh Sadeqi 🇮🇷 ستاره صادقی (@Leelako) April 19, 2024
6:05 am. #Iran
LIVE: Press TV's Gisoo Misha Ahmadi gives an update following explosion heard near Isfahan due to activation of air defenses https://t.co/VaSHJm5cMt
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in a Friday post on X that Iran's nuclear facilities were safe.
IAEA can confirm that there is no damage to #Iran’s nuclear sites. DG @rafaelmgrossi continues to call for extreme restraint from everybody and reiterates that nuclear facilities should never be a target in military conflicts. IAEA is monitoring the situation very closely. pic.twitter.com/4F7pAlNjWM
— IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) April 19, 2024
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