Under the title "Newspaper: Explosion in Iran Occurred at a Drone Manufacturing Plant," Sky News Arabia reported that Iran has not provided any information regarding the cause of an explosion at a facility within a residential complex in Isfahan, which resulted in injuries to several workers. The site noted that yesterday, Sunday, Iranian media reported that at least nine people were injured due to the explosion, followed by a fire, at a "chemical and fireworks factory" in the Isfahan province in central Iran.
The official news agency "Mehr" quoted Abbas Abdi, the spokesman for medical emergencies in Isfahan, stating that "the cause of the explosion at the Sepahan Nargostar chemicals plant is still under investigation... nine injured individuals were hospitalized." However, the British newspaper The Guardian revealed in a report that a significant explosion occurred in a complex housing an Iranian drone manufacturing plant.
The newspaper added that the Iranian aircraft manufacturing company "Hesa," which produces a variety of drones for Iranian forces and Iranian-affiliated groups, is located in the complex owned by the "Sepahan Nargostar" chemical industries company. The explosion came days after Israel claimed that Iran was providing drones to Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Nonetheless, there has been no independent confirmation of the cause of the explosion or the specific damages to the factory from Iran, and Tehran has not provided any information regarding the incident. However, Israel has shown no remorse in the past for what it considers retaliatory actions within Iran. Last Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared alongside German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, holding remnants of what he described as an Iranian drone that was shot down the previous Tuesday, noting that it was either launched from Iraqi territory or from Syria. Netanyahu stated that the drone, which the military announced it had downed near the Jordanian border two days prior, was loaded with explosives and manufactured in Iran. Israel had announced in 2018 that it had downed another drone that had violated its airspace, originating from Syria, and also blamed Iran for that incident, subsequently launching a series of strikes on targets in Syria.
