DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired air protection batteries early Friday morning after stories of explosions close to the town of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA information company reported.
It remained unclear if the nation was below assault. Nonetheless, tensions stay excessive within the wider Center East after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone assault on Israel. One authorities official instructed websites could have been focused by drones.
The Israeli navy didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
IRNA mentioned the defenses fired throughout a number of provinces. It didn’t elaborate on what brought on the batteries to fireplace, although individuals throughout the realm reported listening to the sounds.
The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim information companies reported the sound of blasts, with out giving a trigger. State tv acknowledged “loud noise” within the space.
Isfahan is residence to a serious airbase for the Iranian navy, in addition to websites related to its nuclear program.
Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai started diverting round western Iran about 4:30 a.m. native time. They provided no rationalization, although native warnings to aviators instructed the airspace could have been closed.