Hamid Reza Dehghan, a naval air defense officer in Iran's regular army, was killed in overnight strikes targeting the town of Jask in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, according to reports. No further details on the circumstances or the identity of the attackers were provided.
The Zioneer now reports that the overnight strikes that killed Iranian naval air defense officer Hamid-Reza Dehghan targeted the town of Jask in Hormozgan Province, southern Iran, according to a Middle East news channel. The report does not specify the attacker, differing from earlier reports that attributed the strike to the United States.
At 12:01 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that an Iranian naval defense officer had been killed in a strike in southeastern Iran. Within minutes, we updated the report to identify the officer as Hamid-Reza Dehghan, a member of the Iranian Navy's air defense forces, and to attribute the strike to American forces. The initial source was Israeli media; Iranian state media later confirmed the death and the identity. However, the location remained vague until now.
The Zioneer has covered the US military campaign against Iran extensively, including reports of strikes on multiple provinces. On July 9, Iran's Health Ministry reported 14 killed and 78 wounded in US strikes across five provinces, as The Zioneer reported. In June, the Trump administration requested an $87.6 billion supplemental budget for the conflict. The death of Dehghan comes amid this broader campaign, though the exact operational context of the Jask strike remains unclear.
It remains unverified whether the strike on Jask was carried out by the US, as earlier reports suggested, or by another actor. The specific target of the strike and the full extent of casualties have not been disclosed.
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