Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, in a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict. Iranian air defenses have been activated in several provinces, the state news agency reported Friday.

Multiple explosions were heard near a military base in Isfahan, according to reports from Iranian semi-official FARS news, where fighter jets are located in the northwest part of the city.

Reports of the explosion came hours after Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told CNN that if Israel takes any further military action against Iran, its response would be "immediate and at a maximum level."

On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will make its "own decisions" when respo...