Iraqi media reports, cited by security analyst Yair Goldblatt, claim that air defenses intercepted eight Iranian drones over Iraq shortly before 23:05 Jerusalem time. The report is single-sourced and unverified; no details on location or type of drones are yet available.
According to security analyst Yair Goldblatt, citing Iraqi media reports, eight Iranian drones were intercepted over Iraq shortly before 23:05 Jerusalem time. The claim is unverified and details such as the location of the interceptions and which Iraqi air defense systems were involved remain unknown.
The report adds to a series of aerial interceptions in the Middle East amid the ongoing US-Iran military confrontation, which has included Iranian missile and drone attacks on Gulf states and US forces, as well as multiple interceptions by Iraqi, Jordanian, and American air defenses over recent weeks, as The Zioneer has previously covered.
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