Iranian state media reported that a US strike struck near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran Thursday afternoon. The deputy governor of Bushehr province said the strike was a continuation of the US violation of the ceasefire, according to the IRNA news agency. There was no immediate US confirmation.
The strike on the Bushehr area came as part of a broader wave of US strikes across southern Iran that began overnight Wednesday. The US military's Central Command confirmed it was conducting additional strikes against Iran to degrade its ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, following Iran's recent attacks on commercial shipping. Iranian state television reported that a US projectile struck the perimeter area of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The deputy governor of Bushehr province, speaking to the state-run IRNA agency, said multiple targets in the province were hit, including the area around the nuclear plant, and accused the US of violating the ceasefire. The US has not commented on the Bushehr strike specifically. The strikes mark a significant escalation in the US-Iran confrontation over the Strait of Hormuz, which has seen several rounds of exchanges since early June.
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