An analyst told Iranian state TV that mini drones flown by 'infiltrators from inside Iran' had been shot down by air defenses in Isfahan
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Iranian media reported explosions, but an Iranian official told Reuters those were caused by air defense systems. State media said three drones over the central city of Isfahan had been shot down. That strike came against the backdrop of Iran’s support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on October 7 triggered Israel’s“The foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed. We have not received any external attack, and the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack,” the Iranian official said on condition of anonymity.
Senior army commander Siavosh Mihandoust was quoted by state TV as saying air defense systems had targeted a “suspicious object”. Shares and bond yields sank in Asia trade while safe-haven currencies, gold and crude oil jumped. Brent LCOc1 futures surged as much as 4.2%% on concerns Middle East supply could be disrupted before shedding some gains. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares .MIAP00000PUS dropped 2%, after earlier diving as much as 2.6%, and U.S. stock futures EScv1 pointed 1% lower.
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