Explosions were reported at the port of Sirik in southern Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a single Hebrew-language security source. A senior US official separately confirmed to journalist Barak Ravid that the US military is striking Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz area.
A new explosion was reported at the Iranian port city of Sirik, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a single Hebrew-language security source cited by journalist Assaf Rosenzweig at 23:34 Jerusalem. The report follows a series of explosions and military incidents in the same area this month, as The Zioneer has covered. Concurrently, a senior US official confirmed to journalist Barak Ravid at 23:31 that the US military is currently striking Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz area. The two reports, from separate sources, together indicate a continuation of escalated US-Iran military activity near the strait. Specific targets, damage, and casualty figures have not been released.
This is the latest in a series of incidents near Sirik and the Strait of Hormuz since early June. The Zioneer's initial report at 23:10 noted three explosions heard near the strait, citing Iranian reports via Israel Hayom. By 23:10, a second version confirmed the reports via Israeli journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), and by 23:15, a third version specified the explosions near Sirik port. At 23:28, The Zioneer reported former President Donald Trump hinting at a US response to Iran's attack on a tanker in the strait. The confirmation at 23:31 of ongoing US strikes by a named official elevates the credibility of the reports, though the exact scope and targets remain unverified from independent sources.
Related background: The Zioneer previously reported an Iranian source tying an explosion near Sirik to a tanker confrontation (Fri Jun 12, 02:09 Jerusalem), exchanges of fire between the IRGC and US Navy (Thu Jun 11, 15:24 Jerusalem), explosions near Qeshm Island (Sat Jun 13, 00:20 Jerusalem), a second explosion at Sirik (Thu Jun 11, 15:41 Jerusalem), and explosions off Sirik coast (Sun Jun 14, 03:18 Jerusalem).
What remains open: The extent and specific targets of the current US operation have not been independently verified. No Iranian official comment on the reported explosion at Sirik has been received. Casualty and damage assessments are not yet available.
6 developments
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- DevelopingAirstrikes on Iran have ended, with speculation they supported earlier waves
- ConfirmedUS official to CNN: Strikes on Iran were a warning, unlikely to harm negotiations
- DevelopingUS official: Iranian strikes caused no US casualties or significant damage to facilities
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