{"id":136600,"date":"2023-01-29T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=136600"},"modified":"2023-01-29T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:32:35","slug":"drone-strike-inside-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=136600","title":{"rendered":"Drone strike inside Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Iranian facility related to its military experienced an explosion as a result of a drone attack. The Iranians claimed that the drones carried bombs and targeted an Iranian Ministry of Defense workshop in Isfahan. They reported that some damage was caused. They also claimed that air defenses hit one drone and defense traps destroyed a couple other drones.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Defense Ministry statement said three drones were launched at the facility, two of them successfully shot down and a third striking the building, causing “minor damage” to its roof and wounding no one, the ministry said. Isfahan is located 215 miles south of Tehran.<\/p>\n

There have been reports of additional drone strikes, including a comment from Iuliia Mendel, a former spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n

Mehrdad Khalili, the director of IRNA in Lebanon, denied these reports.<\/p>\n

“There is no truth to the occurrence of explosions in different areas in Iranian territory,” he wrote in a translated tweet. “The only incident is the thwarting of an attack by drones on a factory for the Ministry of Defense.”<\/p>\n

No person, country, or entity has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack.<\/p>\n

Just days earlier, on Wednesday, officials announced joint exercises between the U.S. and Israel, which are said to be the most significant bilateral show of force between the two nations to date.<\/p>\n

“Juniper Oak is a Combined Joint All-Domain exercise which improves our interoperability on land, in the air, at sea, in space, and in cyberspace with our partners, enhances our ability to respond to contingencies, and underscores our commitment to the Middle East.” Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, commander of CENTCOM said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The statement added: “These kinds of exercises — which CENTCOM routinely conducts with our partners — develop interoperability between military forces, increase military capabilities, and are important to the security and stability of the region. The lessons learned during these exercises are exportable to our partners across the region.”<\/p>\n

Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Military and Political Power, a non-profit research institute, said the “scope, complexity, and size” is intended to send a message.<\/p>\n

“The Biden administration wants Tehran to understand that the United States has both the military means and the political will to stand with Israel, secure American interests in the region, and conduct successful large-scale strikes if necessary,” said Ryan Brobst, an FDD research analyst.<\/p>\n

Brobst’s report added: “The scope, complexity, and size of this exercise should assure Israelis, Americans, and their regional partners, while making adversaries think twice before initiating aggression.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News has the rest of the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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