On the night of May 25 to 26, an explosion thundered at the Iranian Military Research Object in Parchin. One engineer died, another person was wounded. The Iranian state media reported that the “accident” had occurred. However, the New York Times reports that the military base was attacked by Kamikaze drones.
The military base in Bukchin, 60 kilometers southeast of Tehran, is the most important object where Iran develops nuclear, missile technologies and UAVs. According to Western intelligence, they also experienced detonators for nuclear weapons, writes the Israeli edition “Details”
The New York Times reported with three Iranians aware of the attack and an American official. On terms of anonymity, Iranian sources said that the blow to the military complex was inflicted on drones-Kamikadze released from Iranian territory. According to them, drones exploded in a building where the Iranian Ministry of Defense conducts research in the field of UAV.
The statement of the Ministry of Defense of Iran states that it considers this incident as an “attack”, and not as an accident. At the same time, Israeli officials refused to comment. The US official confirmed the fact of the attack with the help of drones, but did not reveal who is behind it.
The attack corresponded to the general scheme of the previous Israeli attacks on Iran, made using UAVs, notes The New York Times. Israel is trying to resist the growing possibilities of Iranian drones. In recent years, Iran has noticeably advanced in the development and production of combat UAVs. He also transfers these technologies to his proxy in the Middle East, notes the American edition.
According to a senior intelligence officer informed about the operation, in early February 2022, Israel sent six quadro-kopters carrying explosives to the main plant producing military drones in Iran. The attack on this object near the city of Kermanshah destroyed dozens of Iranian drones. It was in response to her that Iran hit ballistic missiles on a residential complex in the north of Iraq. According to Iran, this object was used by Israeli agents to plan attacks against Iran.