Unverified reports indicate explosions were heard on Abu Musa island, located near the UAE coast. The blasts follow reports of US military strikes targeting the island a minute earlier.
Confirmed explosions were heard on Abu Musa island at 23:58 Jerusalem, one minute after additional unverified reports emerged of US military strikes targeting the Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. The blasts mark the latest development in a rapidly unfolding sequence of unconfirmed reports.
The first report came at 23:53 Jerusalem, when analyst Hananel Aviv reported on Telegram that explosions were heard on Abu Musa, a strategic island not targeted since the previous campaign. Concurrently, at 23:53, reports described US strikes targeting the island and the vicinity of Chabahar port. At 23:57, new unverified reports indicated US strikes were underway. One minute later, at 23:58, additional reports described explosions heard on the island itself, near the UAE coast. The timeline reflects evolving but still unverified claims from multiple sources.
The incident adds to a series of explosions and military activity across the Gulf region reported by The Zioneer in recent weeks. The Zioneer has reported explosions near Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas (Mon Jun 22), off the Sirik coast (Sun Jun 14), and on Qeshm Island (Wed Jun 10). Explosions were also reported in Kuwait (Thu Jun 11) and near a US base in Erbil, Iraq (Wed Jun 10).
The cause of the explosions on Abu Musa and the extent of any damage remain unconfirmed. No official comment has been issued by Iranian, US, or UAE authorities.
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