Iranian air defenses intercepted three cruise missiles over the coastal city of Asaluyeh, according to an opposition-linked source. The ground-level report provides no detail on the missiles' origin, launch platform, or whether any debris caused damage. Asaluyeh hosts a major petrochemical complex that has been struck from the air in recent hours.
A single opposition-linked source reports that Iranian air defenses intercepted three cruise missiles over Asaluyeh, a coastal city in Bushehr province that hosts Iran's largest petrochemical complex. The report, timestamped 22:10 UTC, gives no information on the missiles' origin, trajectory, or whether debris caused any ground damage or casualties.
As The Zioneer reported at 22:18 UTC, the petrochemical plant in Asaluyeh was struck from the air earlier this evening — the second attack on the complex this week. The current report of interceptions may indicate a defensive response to a follow-up aerial assault, though the sources do not confirm a connection.
The report comes during a night of intense military activity across the Gulf region, with multiple US strikes on Iranian positions along the southern coast and Iranian retaliatory launches toward Gulf states and US bases. No independent confirmation of these specific interceptions has been published by official Iranian state media.
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