Israeli drone struck secretive Iranian base linked to rocket making — report

Israeli drones targeted the secretive Parchin military base on the outskirts of Tehran during airstrikes on Iran overnight, The New York Times reports, citing two unnamed Iranian officials.

There was no confirmation of the specific target at Parchin, however, and a research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies said it was a plant related to rocket manufacture.

One of the drones hit the site while others were downed, the Iranian officials say.

Israel has stated for years that Iran has carried out activities linked to its nuclear weapons program at Parchin, where the UN’s IAEA nuclear watchdog in 2016 reportedly found evidence of nuclear weapons-related activity.

One of the first confirmed Israeli targets:
Iran's new solid-propellant rocket motor plant in Parchin, inaugurated only in 2021. https://t.co/gV0rovvoCM pic.twitter.com/dFC0uQEv6a

— Fabian Hinz (@fab_hinz) October 26, 2024