Officials insisted that all military and nuclear facilities located in and around the city of Isfahan were safe and no damage had been caused.
The whole neighbourhood around the consulate in Paris' 16th district had been closed off and a heavy police presence was in place. / Photo: ReutersFrench police cordoned off the Iranian consulate in Paris and were preparing to enter it at the consulate's request, after a report that someone had come in with an explosive, a police source has said.
"Everyone must ensure now and in the near term that there is no further escalation," Scholz said during a party conference. "I'm not going to speak to these reported events. All I can say is for our part and all the members of the G7 our focus is on de-escalation", Blinken told a press conference on the Italian island of Capri.Eurozone bond yields have fallen as investors tried to reduce risk ahead of the weekend after reports of an Israeli attack on Iran.
But Ben Gvir, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, wrote"Scarecrow!" on X, meaning feeble in Hebrew slang, a suggestion Israel was behind the blasts but its action was weak.Sounds of heavy explosions were heard in at least two Iranian cities in the wee hours of Friday morning amid an alleged Israeli attack inside Iran.
Some airports in Iran have lifted flight restrictions, Tasnim agency reports, citing Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation. "Iran's air defence has been activated in the skies of several provinces of the country," the official IRNA news agency said."The cause of these sounds is still unknown, and investigations continue until the exact details of the incident are determined," the semi-officialOver the weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles in a retaliatory strike after a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy compound in Syria.
"Today, we are holding Iran accountable — imposing new sanctions and export controls," US President Joe Biden said in a statement.
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