Iran fires air defence batteries at two sites after drones spotted

Tensions have been high since the Saturday assault on Israel amid its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its own strikes targeting Iran in Syria

Demonstrators wave a huge Iranian flag in Tehran on April 15 (Picture: Vahid Salemi/AP)

Iran fired air defences at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones early on Friday morning, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country earlier this week.

It was unclear if the country came under attack, as no Iranian official has directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel’s military did not respond to a request for comment.