Iran Blames Israel for Isfahan Drone Strike, Claims ‘Legitimate Right’ to Respond

An Israeli army Heron TP drone, known locally as the Eitan, flies during a display at the Palmahim Air Force Base in Israel in this March 7, 2007, file photo. Ariel Schalit/AP Photo

Iran has officially blamed Israel for a drone strike that damaged a military facility recently in the Iranian city of Isfahan.

“Preliminary investigations suggest that the Israeli regime was responsible for this attempted act of aggression,” Saeed Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said on Feb. 2.