Iranian state television reports that several people were wounded by shrapnel from a hostile shell that struck the commercial port dock in the southern Iranian city of Sirik, according to the reports. The attack is the latest in a series of strikes on the Sirik area tonight.
At 02:04 Jerusalem, Iranian state television reported that several people were wounded by shrapnel from a hostile shell that struck the commercial port dock in the city of Sirik, southern Iran. The attack is the latest in a series of strikes on the Sirik area throughout tonight, marking the first confirmed casualties in the sequence.
Earlier tonight, at 00:41 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported an initial attack on Sirik port, with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett responding that he had warned Tehran and that 'tonight they are feeling it.' At 01:50, two more explosions were reported near Ziarat port in Sirik county. The thread began with initial unverified reports at 00:05 Jerusalem: security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported at least eight explosions, which later escalated to ten airstrikes. Reports then specified that the US strike set IRGC ships ablaze at Sirik port, and opposition sources released photos and footage. By 00:05, CENTCOM stated its goal was to 'exact a heavy price' for attacks on civilian ships. The corroboration has evolved from a single analyst to multiple Iranian opposition sources, and now to Iranian state media confirming the shell strike and casualties.
The attacks are part of a broader US campaign against Iranian military infrastructure, as The Zioneer has previously reported. This includes a strike on a petrochemical plant and ongoing fires at the IRGC Navy base in Sirik, as well as earlier incidents such as a fishing vessel struck off Sirik on June 11 and explosions at Kangan port.
The source of the shellfire that caused the casualties at the commercial port remains unspecified. The full extent of the casualties and the impact on the port are not yet clear, and earlier reports of ships being set ablaze at the port have not been independently verified.
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