Iranian air defenses shot down three drones Friday, according to a Tehran official, as state media said no large-scale strikes or explosions had been reported following blasts near the central city of Isfahan.
Three drones were “successfully shot down by the country’s air defense, there are no reports of a missile attack for now,” Iran’s National Cyberspace Center spokesman, Hossein Dalirian, said on social platform X.
It comes after a US official told CNN Friday that Israel had carried out a strike inside Iran, in a move that threatens to raise regional tensions.
Iran’s air defense systems were activated in several regions as a precaution against potential aerial threats, according to state news agency IRNA.
“Following the activation of air defense in some parts of the country to deal with some possible targets, reports indicate that so far, no large-scale strikes or explosions caused by any air threat has been reported,” IRNA said early Friday local time.
Extensive checks in Isfahan, a critical central province with significant nuclear facilities, indicate that all sensitive military and security installations remain secure, with no incidents reported.
Missile defense systems were not activated, IRNA added.
This post has been updated.
