Iran has acknowledged that approximately 10 military targets on Qeshm Island were damaged in recent US airstrikes, according to Israeli media reports. The admission was reported by ynet. Specific targets and the extent of damage have not been detailed.
Iran has acknowledged that approximately 10 military targets on Qeshm Island were damaged in the latest US airstrikes, as reported by ynet. The admission — a rare official acknowledgment from Tehran — comes minutes after the island's governor confirmed that 10-11 missiles fired by 'the enemy' struck the island, and after Iranian state media reported new attacks on military targets there. The first reports of explosions on Qeshm and near Bandar Abbas appeared on Iranian Telegram channels at around 18:55 Jerusalem time, followed within minutes by unverified reports of 10-11 missiles striking the island, attributed to a journalist from N12, and official confirmation of a missile attack by Iranian authorities. The Zioneer's thread on this evening's events on Qeshm began with unverified reports of explosions in southern Iran at 18:55, based on Iranian Telegram channels. Within the same minute, security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported explosions on the island and near Bandar Abbas, linking them to launches toward ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Subsequent versions tracked reports of smoke, additional strikes, and an official confirmation from the governor that 10-11 missiles had struck with no casualties. The new acknowledgment that approximately 10 military targets were actually hit — rather than merely struck — shifts the frame from an attack on the island's territory to one that caused specific damage to military infrastructure. The nature of the targets and the extent of damage have not been detailed. As The Zioneer has reported, the US has been conducting sustained airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure since early June, with a New York Times report from July 9 citing over 170 military targets struck across Iran. The Zioneer has also reported on US strikes hitting seven sites on Iran's southern coast (June 11), and on strikes targeting Iranian communications and command-and-control facilities (June 10). Qeshm, Iran's largest island, lies in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that IRGC Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters declared closed to all vessels on June 11. It remains unverified whether the acknowledged military targets include any of the air defense, command-and-control, or drone storage facilities previously reported hit in other parts of Iran. No independent confirmation of the identity or condition of the damaged targets is available.
7 developments
- ConfirmedIran confirms missiles fired at Qeshm Island by 'the enemy'
- StrongNew York Times: US struck over 170 military targets in Iran over past two days
- DevelopingIRGC claims 18 American military targets hit in two overnight strike waves
- DevelopingIranian media reports three injured in latest US strikes
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