INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Iran&s foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had not
been proven as he downplayed the strike.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told NBC News the drones took off from inside Iran
and flew for a few hundred meters before being downed, Reuters reported.&They&re … more like toys that our children play with, not
drones,& Amirabdollahian said.&It has not been proved to us that there is a connection between these and Israel,& he said, adding that Iran
was investigating the matter but that media reports were not accurate, according to Tehran&s information.Iranian media and officials
described a small number of explosions, which they said resulted from air defenses hitting three drones over Isfahan in central Iran in the
They referred to the incident as an attack by &infiltrators&, rather than by Israel, obviating the need for retaliation.Amirabdollahian
warned that if Israel retaliated and acted against the interests of Iran, Tehran&s next response would be immediate and at maximum
level.&But if not, then we are done
We are concluded,& he said.The attack appeared to target an Iranian Air Force base near the city of Isfahan, deep inside the country, but
without striking any strategic sites or causing major damage.Israel has said nothing about the incident
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States had not been involved in any offensive operations, while the White House said it
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