Israel has launched a strike against Iran in retaliation for its weekend attack, US media has reported.
A US official confirmed to ABC News that Israeli missiles had hit a site in Iran early on Friday morning, local time.
There were additional explosions reported in Iraq and Syria, but the official did not confirm if sites in those countries were also hit.
Unverified vision reportedly shows missiles being intercepted above Iran.
Explosions were reportedly heard over the city of Isfahan – about 346 kilometres south of Tehran, per the Associated Press.
But Iran said on Friday it shot down several drones and that there had been “no missile attack for now” on the country.
Several drones “have been successfully shot down by the country’s air defence, there are no reports of a missile attack for now”, Iran’s space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said on X.
Explosions were reportedly heard over the city of Isfahan. Picture: X
The FARS news agency said “three explosions” were heard near the Shekari army airbase near Isfahan.
Not long after, Iran activated its air defence systems over several regions, according to state media.
About the same time, commercial flights were spotted changing routes over western Iran without providing an explanation.
Soon after, all flights to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz were suspended, CNN reported, citing the director of Iran’s public relations for an airport company.
Israel has reportedly launched a strike against Iran. Picture: Leo Correa/AFP
Iran fired missiles towards Israel on the morning of April 14. Picture: ATEF SAFADI/EPA/AAP
Flights have reportedly not been officially cancelled.
“Passengers should check the flight information before departure,” the director reportedly said.
The extent of damage from the reported strike, as well as the weapons used, was not immediately clear.
“The defence is activated in response to an object that is likely to be a drone,” sources told FARS, per CNN.
FARS reportedly claimed that the army radar was a potential target.
Other Iranian media said that nuclear facilities in Isfahan were “completely secure”.
“Nuclear facilities in Isfahan province are completely secure,” Tasnim news agency reported quoting “reliable sources”.
The alleged missile strike comes nearly one week after Iran unleashed an attack against Israel made up of more than 300 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones on Saturday.
Most of the missiles were intercepted or caused little damage to Israel.
Explosions lighting up Jerusalem sky during on April 14. Picture: AFPTV/AFP
Iranian pro-government supporters shout anti-Israel slogans at Palestine Square in Tehran, on April 14, 2024, in a celebration of the early morning Iran's IRGC attack on Israel. Picture: Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/Abaca Press/AAP
Only one casualty was reported, with a seven-year-old Bedouin girl being hit by falling debris from an interceptor rocket in southern Israel.
At the time, Iran claimed the launch was in self-defence, claiming Israel killed seven of its Revolutionary Guards during a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria on April 1. An Iranian commander was killed in the strike.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has described the attack from Iran as a “declaration of war.”
Herzog claimed it is “time the world faces this empire of evil in Tehran” amid Western fears of an all-out war in the region.
Israel previously warned of an “imminent” retaliatory response to the weekend attack.
An IDF official said such an attack would be “co-ordinated with the Americans.”
As of Monday, the IDF had approved plans for an “offensive” against Iran.
David Mencer, a spokesman for the Israeli government, said the country “retains all its options.
“We reserve the right to do everything in our power, and we will do everything in our power to defend this country,” Mencer said.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also vowed to retaliate against Israel if a counter-attack was launched.
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