Yair Goldblatt, a security and Middle East analyst, reported that Iranian officials have denied reports of explosions in southern Iran, but assessed that the denials carry limited credibility. The post comes amid a series of unverified reports of blasts in the region over the past hours.
Reports of explosions in southern Iran resumed Thursday evening for a third consecutive night, with multiple sources describing a wave of US strikes targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) positions. At 21:36 Jerusalem time, CENTCOM confirmed it had begun striking targets in Iran, according to a report cited by a Hebrew-language security source. The i24NEWS outlet later reported that approximately 90 targets were hit, including the Bushehr nuclear facility and a strategic bridge, and that Iran's health ministry recorded at least 14 killed and 78 wounded. Iranian officials subsequently denied that any explosions had occurred, a claim that security analyst Yair Goldblatt assessed as of limited credibility, noting the volume of independent reports from the ground. The strikes follow two previous nights of US operations against IRGC air defenses and drone positions in southern Iran, as The Zioneer reported earlier.
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