Israeli missile hits Iran

19 April, 2024 An F-15D fighter with a Blue Sparrow ballistic missile. Photo from open sources Israel launched a missile strike against Iran in response to a missile attack on April 13-14, 2024.

BBC News reported on this. The strikes were carried out on unknown targets in Iran, in the central province of Isfahan, which were also confirmed by US officials. The Iranian army is on high alert in case of repeated attacks on its territory.

F-35I of the Israel Air Force.

Photo credits: Israel's Ministry of Defense

Israeli officials have not commented on the explosions in Iran. Iranian media reported that as a result of the attack, Israel had not caused any damage to infrastructure and military facilities. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that nuclear facilities in the country had not been affected.

Photos and videos of the remains of ballistic missile simulators known as Sparrow were published online. They were found on the territory of Iraq. Most likely, the missiles were used to create false air targets to distract Iran's air defense.

The remains of a Sparrow ballistic missile.

Photo credits: Iraqi media

As previously reported, Israel's attack was a response to a similar strike that took place on the night of April 13-14, 2024. Iran launched about 500 missiles and UAVs, most of which were successfully intercepted by Israeli air defense systems and allied aircraft. According to Israeli media reports, allied fighter jets managed to intercept about 38 air targets flying toward Israel.

In addition, up to 4 tanker aircraft were launched for support.