The central Iranian province, Israel’s apparent target in Friday’s strike, has an Iranian military base and key nuclear labs.
Iranian state media said that Iran’s air defense systems intercepted “three small drones” in Isfahan province. The provincial capital in central Iran is famed for its ornate Islamic architecture, but the province is also home to sensitive facilities, including a military base and key nuclear labs.Isfahan is Iran’s third-largest city, located in Isfahan province in the center of the country more than 200 miles south of the capital, Tehran.to the nonprofit Nuclear Threat Initiative.
A person familiar with official discussions about the attack, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to discuss it publicly, said the strike was “carefully calibrated.”Analysts and Israeli media commentators suggested that both sides appear keen to avoid further escalation.
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