Israel early on Friday retaliated against Iran with limited air strikes targeting the region housing the nerve centre of the Islamic state’s nuclear programme, US officials said. There was no significant destruction reported after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan in central Iran, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed no damage to Iranian nuclear sites. The strikes were not confirmed by Israel but US officials said the country had delivered on its threats of retaliation after coming under an unprecedented direct attack from Iran involving more than 300 drones and missiles, which were nearly all shot down, on Saturday night. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/middle-east-israel-iran-strike-explosions-missiles-drones-isfahan-b1152472.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: null Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard