But Iran remains on alert in case the attacks, during which explosions were reported in the sky over the cities of Isfahan and Tabriz, do not mark the end Israel's response to the massive missile and drone attack launched last Saturday night.
Speaking in New York, Iran's foreign minister, Hossein AmirAbdollahian, said the drones caused no damage or casualties. "The Zionist regime's media supporters, in a desperate effort, tried to make victory out of their defeat, while the downed mini-drones have not caused any damage or casualties," he said.
The military commander of Isfahan province in central Iran said that the explosion heard early yesterday morning was due to air defences firing at suspicious objects and did not lead to any accident or damage. Other reports suggested the windows in several office buildings were broken.
Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, gave a muted response, saying: "There were several flying objects that were shot at. Any madman can do foolish things." He claimed that five small targets had been shot down close to the Isfahan Eighth fighter base, which houses SU-24 bombers.
Other reports said the drones had been shot down near Qahjavarestan, near Isfahan airport and the 8th Shekari army airbase.
Isfahan lies about 60 miles south of the Natanz nuclear site, the underground centrepiece of Iran's uranium enrichment programme. State television described all atomic sites in the area as "fully safe".
The veracity of official Iranian reports on damage inflicted on its defences is often disputed, but the fact Tehran is portraying the incursion as minor will be taken as a sign that it is not planning a reprisal. If both sides can claim a victory from the latest round of incidents, neither side needs to take further action.
Iranian media claimed that the western press was full of "fantasies" about attacks on several cities, while Tasnim News, which is linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, focused on t...
Speaking in New York, Iran's foreign minister, Hossein AmirAbdollahian, said the drones caused no damage or casualties. "The Zionist regime's media supporters, in a desperate effort, tried to make victory out of their defeat, while the downed mini-drones have not caused any damage or casualties," he said.
The military commander of Isfahan province in central Iran said that the explosion heard early yesterday morning was due to air defences firing at suspicious objects and did not lead to any accident or damage. Other reports suggested the windows in several office buildings were broken.
Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, gave a muted response, saying: "There were several flying objects that were shot at. Any madman can do foolish things." He claimed that five small targets had been shot down close to the Isfahan Eighth fighter base, which houses SU-24 bombers.
Other reports said the drones had been shot down near Qahjavarestan, near Isfahan airport and the 8th Shekari army airbase.
Isfahan lies about 60 miles south of the Natanz nuclear site, the underground centrepiece of Iran's uranium enrichment programme. State television described all atomic sites in the area as "fully safe".
The veracity of official Iranian reports on damage inflicted on its defences is often disputed, but the fact Tehran is portraying the incursion as minor will be taken as a sign that it is not planning a reprisal. If both sides can claim a victory from the latest round of incidents, neither side needs to take further action.
Iranian media claimed that the western press was full of "fantasies" about attacks on several cities, while Tasnim News, which is linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, focused on t...
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