Attack on Iran Raises Tension as Blinken Visits Israel PM

Military complex in center of Iran attacked in drone strike
Similar strikes have been blamed on Israel in the past

An explosion at an Iranian defense factory near the central city of Isfahan, Iran, on Jan. 28.Source: AP

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By Arsalan Shahla, Courtney McBride, and Golnar Motevalli

January 28, 2023 at 10:51 PM UTC

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January 30, 2023 at 5:43 PM UTC

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Iran said one of its ammunition depots was attacked in a drone strike that’s stirred Middle East tensions as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel.