Satellite photographs published today (Friday) by the AP news agency show that the ammunition production facility that was hit by a drone attack in the city of Isfahan in Iran was indeed damaged and damage was caused to the roof of the building.
The photos were taken on Wednesday, after several days in which low cloud cover prevented satellite photography of the structure, which was documented in video clips and photos distributed by the Iranian regime.
The photographs show at least two points of impact on the roof of the building.
The news agency claims that an analysis of the photo, along with other photos published by the Iranians, show that the roof was built to withstand damage using the "plate armor" method, which is designed to protect against certain attacks from the air.
The moments of the explosion in the city of Isfahan in Iran
It is not clear from the photos the extent of the damage caused inside the building, but reports from foreign media claim that the attack succeeded in achieving its goal.
Iran officially blames Israel and the Kurdish underground for the attack.
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Irbani, wrote on Wednesday in an official letter that was forwarded to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and members of the Security Council: "From a preliminary investigation we conducted it appears that Israel is responsible for the attack on the military site of the Ministry of Defense in Isfahan." This is the first time that Iran has officially accused Israel of responsibility to attack
In the Iranian news agency "Isna" Irbani was quoted as saying: "The action carried out by Israel is contrary to international law and must be condemned."
According to foreign reports, the facility that was attacked in Isfahan was used by the missile and weapons industry of the Islamic Republic, and despite claims in Tehran that only "light damage" was caused to the place, foreign media reported that the goal of the attack had been achieved.
The building that was attacked in Iran before the attack,
Yesterday, the media affiliated with the regime in Iran published claims that the drones used to attack the facility were brought to Iran by operatives in the Kurdish underground through the territory of the Kurdish autonomy in northern Iraq.
According to the report, given by several senior officials of the National Security Council in Iran, the drones, along with a large amount of explosives, were smuggled out of the territory of the Kurdish autonomy in northern Iraq by "anti-revolutionary organizations", who did so "on the orders of a foreign intelligence service".
On Monday, a senior Iranian official, who was not identified by name, responded to the attack on the facility in Isfahan, blaming Israel.
"There are those who are playing with fire," he told the Qatari network Al Jazeera, "in case it is decided to start a regional war, we have no doubt that with us he will be the first to be burned. Israel knows very well that you will receive a response."
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