Harrowing footage has emerged appearing to show the moment Israeli drones were shot down by Iran in an apparent revenge strike.
The video that has not yet been officially verified shows the night sky lit up by a series of explosions. The footage is captioned: " Israel missile strike targeted a site in Iran. Explosions in Isfahan in central Iran, in the As-Suwayda Governorate of southern Syria, and in the Baghdad area and Babil Governorate of Iraq."
Elsewhere, horrifying photos have emerged showing plumes of smoke rising into the air after the strike as the targeted facilities erupted into flames. It happened in Isfahan, which is home to a major airbase for Iran's military and is associated with the country's nuclear program, though it is not believed to have been the target of the attack.
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Iranian state-sanctioned media said that no major damage from the alleged attacks occurred as they said that no important facilities near the city were "damaged significantly." It was later said that the loud blast heard near Isfahan was Iranian battery defence systems firing at a "suspicious object," the Tasnim news agency reported that a top commander said.
It is unclear if Iran came under attack, as no Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel's military did not respond to a request for comment. However, tensions have been high since the Saturday assault on Israel amid its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its own strikes targeting Iran in Syria.
U.S. officials declined to comment as of early Friday, but American broadcast networks quoting unnamed U.S. officials said Israel carried out the attack. The New York Times quoted anonymous Israeli officials claiming the assault
Air defense batteries fired in several provinces over reports of drones being in the air, state television reported. In particular, IRNA said air defenses fired at a major air base in Isfahan, which long has been home to Iran's fleet of American-made F-14 Tomcats - purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Tasnim later published a video from one of its reporters, who said he was in the southeastern Zerdenjan area of Isfahan, near its "nuclear energy mountain." The footage showed two different anti-aircraft gun positions, and details of the video corresponded with known features of the site of Iran's Uranium Conversion Facility at Isfahan.
"At 4:45, we heard gunshots. There was nothing going on," he said. "It was the air defense, these guys that you're watching, and over there too."
The facility at Isfahan operates three small Chinese-supplied research reactors, as well as handling fuel production and other activities for Iran's civilian nuclear program. Isfahan also is home to sites associated with Iran's nuclear program, including its underground Natanz enrichment site, which has been repeatedly targeted by suspected Israeli sabotage attacks.
State television described all atomic sites in the area as "fully safe." The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, also said "there is no damage to Iran's nuclear sites" after the incident.
Gen. Siavosh Mihandoost, a local army commander, also told state TV the incident caused "no damage" around Isfahan.