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IDF missiles reportedly targeted air defense radar system for Natanz nuclear facility, near Iran’s Isfahan

By Emanuel Fabian 19 April 2024, 7:17 pm 34 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Amid reports that Israeli missiles were fired at Iran overnight April 18-19, 2024, Iraqi officials inspect parts of a missile found some 45 miles southwest of Baghdad, on April 19, 2024. The footage shows what appears to be parts of a two-stage standoff air-to-surface missile. (Youtube screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
Amid reports that Israeli missiles were fired at Iran overnight April 18-19, 2024, Iraqi officials inspect parts of a missile found some 45 miles southwest of Baghdad, on April 19, 2024. The footage shows what appears to be parts of a two-stage standoff air-to-surface missile. (Youtube screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

Israeli fighter jets launched three missiles at an air defense radar site near Isfahan in the overnight strike in Iran, ABC News reports, citing a US official.

The radar site was part of the protection of Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, the report says.

The official says that the missiles were fired from outside of Iran. This may correlate with shrapnel found in Iraq this morning, thought to be part of a two-stage standoff munition, although this remains unconfirmed.

According to the report, the strike was “very limited.” It says that according to an initial assessment, the strike took out the radar site, but the assessment has not yet been completed.

Iran had claimed earlier that three drones were involved in the attack on Isfahan. State TV said that the small aircraft were destroyed by air defenses, and it made no mention of any missiles or damage in the attack.

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