Dubai-based carriers Emirates and FlyDubai divert around western Iran early on Friday after Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reports explosions in central city of Isfahan
Iran has fired air defense batteries early Friday morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency says
IRNA said the defenses fired across several provinces, reports Associated Press. It did not elaborate on what caused the batteries to fire, though people across the area reported hearing the sounds.
The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause. State television acknowledged “loud noise” in the area as well.
It remains unclear if the country is under attack. But tensions remain high in the wider Middle East after Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel.
