Security analyst Chananel Aviv reports that footage currently circulating is attributed to an earlier attack on Qeshm Island, southern Iran, distinguishing it from the more recent wave of strikes reported overnight in the area. The clarification provides a timeline for the images but does not specify the exact timing or origin of the earlier attack.
Security analyst Chananel Aviv clarified early Tuesday that footage circulating online is attributed to an earlier attack on Qeshm Island, southern Iran, not to the overnight wave of strikes reported on Kish Island and other targets. The clarification, posted after 01:38 Jerusalem, distinguishes the images from the more recent operations. Aviv had earlier, at 00:56 Jerusalem, circulated footage showing targets on the Qeshm seashore, which he described as possibly fast attack craft; his latest post specifies that those images are from a prior strike.
The thread began Sunday at 19:29 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported a large smoke plume from a petrochemical tank farm on Qeshm Island after US strikes. Minutes later, at the same timestamp, footage of the US strike on Qeshm was reported circulating, and Aviv identified potential fast attack craft targets on the seashore. The source and timing of that initial footage were not confirmed. By early Tuesday, Aviv's clarification added a timeline layer: the seashore footage is from an earlier attack, separate from the overnight operations.
As The Zioneer reported on June 10, unverified footage from a first wave of strikes on Qeshm Island had previously emerged. The broader context includes a series of reported US strikes on Iranian coastal infrastructure, with Aviv and other analysts tracking developments across multiple islands, including Sirik and Kish.
The authenticity and exact timing of the earlier attack on Qeshm Island remain unverified. No official Iranian or US confirmation has been provided.
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