Arab states assist Israel in shooting down waves of ‘Iranian drones’

Sources cited in Iranian media said Tehran has yet to launch any drones, and that a retaliation will be announced via official channels  

News Desk - The Cradle 

At least 100 drones have been fired towards Israel since the start of the Israeli attack against Iran early on 13 June, many of which have been intercepted with the help of Arab states including Jordan and Saudi Arabia. 

Iran has not yet confirmed that it launched any drone attacks against Israel. 

The Israeli army said early afternoon on Friday that it had “control over the situation,” and that Israel “continues to operate to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Iran towards the State of Israel.”

A source cited by Iran’s Fars news agency said the Islamic Republic “has not carried out any drone attacks so far” and the “real revenge will take place in the near future and will only be announced through official channels.”

Unconfirmed reports on Telegram said the drones may have been launched from Iraq

Earlier on 13 June, video footage on social media showed sirens blaring in the Jordanian capital Amman, due to drones en route to Israel. 

The Jordanian Armed Forces announced on Friday that its Royal Air Force and air defense systems intercepted several drones that entered Jordanian airspace earlier in the day.

“We are operating at a high level of readiness to protect the skies of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” the military said in a statement.

Israeli officials cited by Channel 12 and the Times of Israel said Israeli warplanes shot down drones over Saudi and Syrian airspace. 

According to an Al-Akhbar correspondent, Iranian drones flew towards Israel over the southern Lebanese border on Friday afternoon, prompting interception attempts by the Iron Dome system. 

Sirens reportedly sounded in Kiryat Shmona and other northern Israeli settlements. 

The Iraqi government has issued a complaint at the UN Security Council over Israel's use of its airspace to shoot down drones. “Iraq affirms that these practices represent a flagrant violation of the country's sovereignty and a transgression of the provisions of international law and the United Nations Charter,” Iraqi state media said, adding that “Iraq demands that the Security Council assume its legal and moral responsibilities and use its powers to deter the Zionist entity and prevent it from repeating such violations.”

Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul condemned what it said was an “indiscriminate” Iranian drone attack.

No casualties have been reported from the drone attack as of yet. 

Meanwhile, Tel Aviv continues to escalate its airstrikes across Iran, bombing the capital and several provinces. 

At least 78 people have been killed and over 300 wounded in Tehran alone, according to Fars news agency.