'What strike?' Iran's delegation says when asked about Isfahan attack
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Mockery of the reportedly Israeli drone attack on Isfahan continues, and this time from official Iranian diplomats.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian signs a visitor's book before a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A video circulated on social media showed the reporter of Voice of America asking Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian about his stance on the reportedly Israeli drone attack that targeted the Iranian city of Isfahan earlier on Friday and whether Iran would retaliate.
The video shows Amir-Abdollahian refraining from answering, but a member of his delegation said "What strike?" with a snort.
A reporter asked Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian as he was exiting the United Nations Security Council meeting about his opinion on the Israeli strike on #Isfahan, asking if #Tehran would retaliate, to which a member of the Iranian delegation accompanying the… pic.twitter.com/pvSZvy4dcY
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 19, 2024
Iran's Space Agency confirmed that several drones, of unspecified origin, were downed over Iranian airspace, noting that no missile attack on Iran occurred on Friday.
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said that short-range and medium-range Iranian air defense batteries repelled the attack.
The Iranian news agency Fars said that an army radar at an Isfahan military base was one of the possible targets, noting that only windows on several office buildings were damaged as a result of the attack.
Sources told Al Mayadeen that Iranian air defenses repelled a relatively small drone attack in Tabriz and Isfahan, which was likely launched domestically.
"Israel" did not officially claim responsibility for the attack, but Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took to X following the incident and posted a single word: "Farce!."
The Israeli occupation has reportedly launched a drone attack at dawn over the Iranian city of #Isfahan. The drones were shot down and no hits were reported.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 19, 2024
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir commented on the Israeli response, calling it weak in a post on X.
Speculations about an… pic.twitter.com/0Aq1blt8kU
Following the Isfahan attack linked to the Israeli occupation, analysts on Israeli morning news programs noted that the strike seemed to have little impact on military installations in Iran.
Social media users in Iran also ridiculed the strike, considering it a feeble Israeli response compared to the missiles and drones Iran launched toward Israeli targets the previous weekend.
The thwarted Israeli drone strike on #Isfahan drew sarcasm and mockery from social media users who turned the strike into a laughing stock.#Iran pic.twitter.com/q6eN2cAndn
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 19, 2024
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