Iran thwarts drone attacks on Isfahan military site - Al Jazeera English

Iran’s defence ministry has reported several drone attacks on a military plant in the country’s central city of Isfahan.

The ministry said the attack “has not affected our installations and mission … and such blind measures will not have an impact on the continuation of the country’s progress”.

Reports of the drone attacks in Isfahan also came as Iran’s state TV also said a fire had broken out at an oil refinery in an industrial zone near the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Israel says Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, an allegation Tehran denies.

In July last year, Iran said it had arrested a sabotage team made up of Kurdish fighters working for Israel who planned to blow up a “sensitive” defence industry centre in Isfahan.

Israeli officials rarely acknowledge operations carried out by the country’s secret military units or its Mossad intelligence agency.