Iran announced the destruction of an Israeli drone at the Natanz nuclear facility

The air defense systems of the Military Space Forces (VKS) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) destroyed an Israeli drone near a nuclear facility in the city of Natanz, Isfahan province. This was reported on June 17 by the Iranian Nour News agency in the Telegram channel.

As specified in the publication, the strike was carried out by the Khordad system, the third aerospace defense system of the IRGC. In addition, the drone was destroyed in one of the defense rings around the Natanz nuclear center.

There was no official comment from the Israeli side at the time of publication.

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On June 13, Israel attacked Iran and declared a state of emergency. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the purpose of the military operation is to strike at Iran's nuclear infrastructure. In response, Iran launched several waves of missile attacks.