Drones target Iranian weapons factory in central city of Isfahan

Attack appears to fit a pattern of strikes against strategic sites that have been attributed to Israel

A series of powerful explosions have damaged an Iranian government weapons factory in the central city of Isfahan, according to witnesses and footage from the scene, in what officials said was a coordinated drone attack.

The overnight strikes left flames billowing from a military industrial complex thought to be a production hub for drones and missiles that have been used across the Middle East and by Russian forces in Ukraine.